Table 1.

Summary of psychometric information for the measurement scales in this study

Measurement scale	N	Dimension	Likert format	Score range	Α
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire	20	5-factor	1–5	Average (1–5)	.69–.85
Perceived Stress Scale	10	1-factor	0–4	Sum (0–40)	.76
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule	20	2-factor	1–5	Sum (10–50)	.89
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale	14	2-factor	0–3	Sum (0–21)	.78–.87
Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale	32	1-factor	0–4	Average (0–4)	.94
Short-form 12 Health Survey	12	2-factor	various	Sum (0–100)	.72–.77

N = Total number of items; α = Cronbach’s alpha