Effectiveness of 5-Minute Mindfulness on Peace in Alleviating Suffering and Improving Spiritual Well-Being among Palliative Care Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

INTERVENTION: Patients in the intervention group will be guided through a single 5‐minute mindfulness on peace session. The 5‐minute session involves focusing attention on the breath and then on the feeling of peace as it arise. This 5‐minute session is administered by the principle investigator who a certified mindfulness trainer. The investigator remains by the side of the patient through out the 5 minute session, hence directly supervises adherence to the intervention. CONDITION: Cancer ‐ Any cancer Cancer;Neurodegenerative diseases;End stage renal failure; ; Cancer ; Neurodegenerative diseases ; End stage renal failure Neurological ‐ Neurodegenerative diseases Renal and Urogenital ‐ Kidney disease PRIMARY OUTCOME: Total score on the FACIT‐Sp12 questionnaire[After the 5 minute intervention session] Total suffering score on a scale of 0 ‐ 10 as scored on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention session] SECONDARY OUTCOME: Mean composite score of discomfort, worry, fear, anger, sadness, hopelessness, difficulty in acceptance, emptiness on the suffering pictogram [After the 5 minute intervention session] Mean score of anger on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention session] Mean score of difficulty in acceptance on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention session] Mean score of discomfort on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention] Mean score of emptiness on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention session] Mean score of hopelessness on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention session] Mean score of sadness on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention session] Mean score of worry on the suffering pictogram[After the 5 minute intervention session] INCLUSION CRITERIA: Adult palliative care patients aged 18 years and above At least moderate suffering as indicated by global suffering score of > 3 on suffering pictogram Able to follow and understand simple instructions