Scheduled Meditation for Improving Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Pancreatectomy

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the feasibility of implementing a meditation-based intervention in patients undergoing pancreatectomy, as measured by recruitment, retention, and participant compliance with the prescribed modules II. Evaluate the effect of a perioperative meditation intervention on anxiety, as measured by changes in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scores from baseline to one month postoperatively. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To observe the relationship of meditation intervention on change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes for pain and sleep quality from baseline through one month postoperatively. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients receive access to the Headspace application. Patients complete mindfulness meditation including focused breathing, awareness of thought patterns, and management of mind-wandering for 10 minutes once daily (QD) for 3 weeks prior to surgery and twice daily (BID) for 1 month after surgery. Patients wear a Garmin activity tracker throughout the study. ARM II: Patients receive access to the Headspace application at the time of hospital discharge and will be informed of the availability of the "Basics" meditation pack. Patients wear a Garmin activity tracker throughout the study.