Table 1.
Sequence | Mindfulness-based Activity (Following the sound of the audio player) |
Work of the Caregivers |
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Session 1 | Meditation 1: Mindfulness of body and Breath (8 min) Meditation 2: Body Scan (length 15 min) |
1. Explain the mindfulness and practical principles 2. Try to listen to the audio player with the participants for 8 min 3. Instruct the participants to experience the feeling of air passing in and out of their body 4. Encourage patients' expression |
Session 2 | Meditation 3: Mindful movement (9 min) Meditation 4: Breath and body (8 min) |
1. Encourage patients' expression 2. Guide the patients' experience of mindfulness in bed |
Session 3 | Meditation 5: Sounds and thoughts (8 min) Meditation 6: Exploring difficulty (10 min) |
1. Encourage expression 2. Instruct the participants to experience mindfulness in drinking and eating |
Session 4 | Meditation 7: Befriending (10 min) Meditation 8: Three-minute breathing space (3 min) |
1. Direct the participants to experience mindfulness in life 2. Encourage expression |
Session 5 | Repeating two of the above seven mediations (approximately 30 min) Experiencing mindfulness in life |
1. Direct the participants to experience mindfulness in life 2. Encourage expression |
Instruction: Each session is performed once a day for 1 week with three repetitions for each practice.