Influence of mindfulness on anxiety and depression of gynecological oncology patients

VernacularTitle:心智觉知模式对妇科恶性肿瘤患者负性情绪的影响
Author: Xiuqing LI ; Xiaosheng LU ; Xiaofang CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Cancer; Anxiety; Depression; Cognition
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2016;23(5):649-652
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of mindfulness on anxiety and depression of gynecological oncology patients.Methods Using objective methods,80 patients with gynecological oncology were divided to the usual care group and mindfulness training group according to random number table,40 cases in each group.The self -rated anxiety scale and self -rated depression scale were used to compare the effects at three times.Results There were 3 patients lost and 77 patients were analyzed finally.The ANOVA showed that there were significant differences on anxiety and depression scores of SAS (F =4.614,P =0.035) and SDS (F =4.070,P =0.044) between the two groups,and the scores of SAS (F =15.115,P <0.001) and SDS (F =7.034,P =0.002) had interaction effects. Conclusion Mindfulness can adjust the psychology state of gynecological oncology patients and decreased the level of anxiety and depression.