Effects of hospice care combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on negative emotions along with living quality in patients with advanced tumours

Abstract

Objective: To disclose the impact of hospice-care in combination with mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on
negative emotions and quality of life in patients with advanced tumours.
Method: The study was conducted at the Fuyang People’s Hospital, Fuyang, China, from August 2021 to October 2022, and
comprised patients with advanced malignant tumours who underwent therapy. They were randomised into control group
A receiving routine nursing, and observation group B receiving hospice-care combined with mindfulness-based stress
reduction therapy. The pain score, negative emotions, sleep quality, self-efficacy, quality of life and satisfaction with nursing
were compared between the groups. Data was analysed using SPSS 20.
Results: Of the 114 patients, 57(50%) were in group A; 31(54.4%) males and 26(45.6%) females with mean age 64.23±12.41
years (range: 45-83 years). There were 57(50%) patients in group B; 28(49.1%) males and 29(50.9%) females with mean age
63.54±12.36 years (range: 40-88 years) (p>0.05). Post-intervention, group B subjects had lower pain, lower depression and
anxiety, higher sleep quality, higher self-efficacy, higher quality of life, and higher satisfaction with nursing compared to
group A (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Hospice-care combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy could relieve negative emotions,
and promote the quality of life of patients with advanced tumours.
Keywords: Tumours, Hospice-care, Mindfulness, Stress reduction therapy, Negative emotions, Quality of life