TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life, self-compassion and mindfulness in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Garcia, Ana Cláudia Mesquita
AU - Camargos Junior, João Batista
AU - Sarto, Karina Katherine
AU - da Silva Marcelo, Camila Alessandra
AU - das Chagas Paiva, Eliza Mara
AU - Nogueira, Denismar Alves
AU - Mills, Jason
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - Purpose: We investigated whether self-compassion and mindfulness are associated with quality of life in patients undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 183 patients (100% response rate) undergoing chemotherapy was conducted at a Brazilian hospital between August and December 2019. A questionnaire was administered by the research team, collecting clinical and demographic data as well as responses to the Self-compassion scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General instrument. Data analysis comprised descriptive and inferential statistics, with multiple regression and Spearman's rank-order correlation testing for associations between quality of life, self-compassion and mindfulness. Results: Mean scores for the study variables were 4.23 (SD = 0.63) for self-compassion, 69.05 (SD = 13.27) for mindfulness, and 80.25 (SD = 12.62) for quality of life. Significant positive correlations were observed between quality of life and self-compassion (r = 0.466, p < 0.001), as well as for quality of life and mindfulness (r = 0.325, p < 0.001). Higher levels of self-compassion and mindfulness were associated with better quality of life. Conclusions: This research suggests merit in further studies of self-compassion and mindfulness either as predictor variables or for direct causal effect on quality of life in cancer patients undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy. We recommend that future studies incorporate an intervention and experimental design.
AB - Purpose: We investigated whether self-compassion and mindfulness are associated with quality of life in patients undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 183 patients (100% response rate) undergoing chemotherapy was conducted at a Brazilian hospital between August and December 2019. A questionnaire was administered by the research team, collecting clinical and demographic data as well as responses to the Self-compassion scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General instrument. Data analysis comprised descriptive and inferential statistics, with multiple regression and Spearman's rank-order correlation testing for associations between quality of life, self-compassion and mindfulness. Results: Mean scores for the study variables were 4.23 (SD = 0.63) for self-compassion, 69.05 (SD = 13.27) for mindfulness, and 80.25 (SD = 12.62) for quality of life. Significant positive correlations were observed between quality of life and self-compassion (r = 0.466, p < 0.001), as well as for quality of life and mindfulness (r = 0.325, p < 0.001). Higher levels of self-compassion and mindfulness were associated with better quality of life. Conclusions: This research suggests merit in further studies of self-compassion and mindfulness either as predictor variables or for direct causal effect on quality of life in cancer patients undergoing antineoplastic chemotherapy. We recommend that future studies incorporate an intervention and experimental design.
KW - Antineoplastic chemotherapy
KW - Cancer patient
KW - Mindfulness
KW - Quality of life
KW - Self-compassion
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101924
DO - 10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101924
M3 - Article
C2 - 33610930
AN - SCOPUS:85100880199
SN - 1462-3889
VL - 51
JO - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
JF - European Journal of Oncology Nursing
M1 - 101924
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