Patients participate in MBSR sessions weekly for 8 weeks.

Ancillary studies

Assessed by the number of participants who complete the virtual stress reduction program (MBSR) program

Assessed using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), which measures global perceived stress experienced by the participant over the preceding 30 days. The PSS consists of 10 questions assessing how often the participant felt or thought a certain way during the past month. Possible answers include: 0 - never; 1 - almost never; 2 - sometimes; 3 - fairly often, and 4 - very often. Possible scores range from 0 to 40, with lower scores indicating a better outcome (less stress).

Assessed using the General Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale. The GAD-7 consists of 7 questions answered on a scale of 0-3 where 0=not at all, 1=several days, 2=more than half the days, and 3=nearly every days. The total score ranges from 0 to 21 where 0 indicates no anxiety, 1-4 indicates minimal anxiety, 5-9 indicates mild anxiety, 10-14 indicates moderate anxiety, and 15-21 indicates severe anxiety.

Assessed using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), a 15-item scale designed to assess a core characteristic of dispositional mindfulness (open or receptive awareness of and attention to what is taking place in the present). The MAAS consists of 15 statements about everyday experience, with each item answered on a scale ranging from 1 (almost always) to 6 (almost never) to indicate how frequently or infrequently participants have each experience. The MAAS is scored by computing a mean (average) of all 15 items. Higher scores reflect higher levels of dispositional mindfulness.