Mindfulness meditation boosts hope and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion criteria: * Those who are newly diagnosed with head and neck cancer confirmed by histopathological examination report at any stage of cancer and who already completed surgical treatment and currently undergoing adjuvant treatment (such as chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy/brachytherapy or immunotherapy) . Those who are literate in the Malay language (Bahasa Melayu) * Age 18 years and above. Exclusion criteria: * Those with history of pre-existing psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, brief psychotic disorder, bipolar mood disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and neurodevelopmental disorders (patients are screened with Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview to exclude these disorders). * Those with history of illicit drug intake and those with substance use disorder, alcohol use disorder, substance-related disorders and alcohol-related disorders (patients are screened with urine dipstick for drugs and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview to exclude these conditions). * Those with history of medical illnesses which can induced psychiatric symptoms such as stroke, coronary heart disease, congestive cardiac failure, COPD, bronchial asthma, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, renal failure, hepatic failure, endocrine disorders, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and epilepsy. * Those who are currently on any psychotherapy or counselling sessions. * Those who are physically unfit to perform intervention. * Those who exhibit cognitive impairment (patients are screen with Montreal Cognitive Assessment, in which those with score of \< 25/30 will be excluded) * Those with suicidal tendency * Those who are pregnant