Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Hemodialysis Patients

"The experimental group received 30 minutes of mindfulness meditation according to Smith's (2005) protocol, which is a standardized theory-based intervention. Smith's (2005) protocol comprises six components:~1. Being mindful of the breath (5 minutes).~2. Being mindful of the body (5 minutes).~3. Being mindful of the thought (5 minutes)~4. Being mindful of the sound (5 minutes)~5. Being mindful during walking (5 minutes)~6. Full meditation (5 minutes). An additional two-hour educational workshop about the rationale and procedures of intervention was provided before the actual training sessions. To ensure the consistent delivery of the intervention, the researcher recorded the intervention instructions in Arabic based on the intervention protocol and sent the audio-recorded instructions to the participants via WhatsApp or email to be accessed by their cell phones and headsets. The audio-recorded intervention contents were validated by two psychologists and experts in meditation."