Mindfulness app for serious illness patients and caregivers
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether a mindfulness training delivered through a phone or tablet can help people and their caregivers cope with serious illness. You may be eligible if you’re 60 or older (as a patient) or an adult caregiver, and if simple screening questionnaires suggest you could benefit.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- If you’re the patient: you’re age 60 or older
- You either have a serious illness (like cancer, heart failure, COPD, kidney failure, or liver disease) or you’re a caregiver for someone with one
- You (the patient or caregiver) score above 8 on the HADS-A questionnaire
- You score below 6 on the Blessed questionnaire (for thinking/memory concerns)
- You can read and speak English, and your vision/hearing won’t stop you from using a mobile device
- You have not done mindfulness therapy in the last 2 years
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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