The acceptability of colouring in as a mindfulness activity to reduce distress among adult chemotherapy in patients at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein

SA Journal of Oncology

 
 
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Title The acceptability of colouring in as a mindfulness activity to reduce distress among adult chemotherapy in patients at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein
 
Creator Barnes, Kristen Joosub, Kaamilah Koko, Mbulelo Landman, Elana Parak, Nadia Nel, Carla Sherriff, Alicia Joubert, Gina
 
Subject — mindfulness-based techniques; mandala; colour; stress; chemotherapy
Description Mindfulness-based techniques have been used in the medical context to reduce patient distress. This study aimed to explore the acceptability of colouring in as a mindfulness-based activity for chemotherapy patients. In a randomised controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of colouring in as a stress-reducing activity, 18 participants in the intervention group completed self-report questionnaires, an adapted distress scale, a 30-min colouring-in activity, a post-intervention distress scale as well as an acceptability questionnaire. This article reports on the high level of acceptability of this mindfulness-based activity. Over three-quarters of participants experienced it as positive, half recorded lower distress scores after colouring in, 83.0% reported a subjective reduction in distress and 89% confirmed that they would use the activity again. The high level of acceptability found in this study warrants further consideration of colouring in as a cost-effective mindfulness strategy.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor None
Date 2019-08-20
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/sajo.v3i0.84
 
Source South African Journal of Oncology; Vol 3 (2019); 3 pages 2523-0646 2518-8704
 
Language eng
 
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