Couple-Based Meditation for Metastatic Lung Cancer Patients and Their Partners

"Phase 1: At end of second meditation and discussion session, couples complete complete a written review about the program in general and a questionnaire about their general health and well-being.~Phase 2: Couples complete 12 questionnaires before first meditation and discussion session. Questionnaires ask about participant's health, mood, level of fatigue, sleeping habits, their relationship, and quality of life. Same questionnaires completed 1 week after mediation sessions.~Phase 3: Participant complete 13 questionnaires before first mediation session, after last session, and again 3 months later. Questionnaires ask about participant's health, any symptoms they may be having, mood, level of fatigue, sleeping habits, their relationship, and their quality of life. Partners complete 12 questionnaires about their health, mood, level of fatigue, sleeping habits, their relationship, and their quality of life. AC group completes same questionnaires with no intervention."

"Phase 1: Participant and partner attend 2 meditation sessions with a mediation trained instructor. Each session will last about 60-90 minutes.~Phase 2 and 3: Participant and partner attend meditation class with a trained meditation instructor each week for 4 weeks. Each session will last about 60 minutes total. Meditation and discussion sessions videotaped."

Phase 3: Participant and partner attend 1 discussion session each week for 4 weeks with a trained interventionist. During the discussion sessions, participants discuss issues for couples coping with cancer. Each session will last about 60 minutes.