Relationship between Mindfulness, Coping and Perceived Stress with Quality of Life in Cancer Patient

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between coping strategies, mindfulness and perceived stress and quality of life in patients with cancer. Therefore, using convenience sampling, 134 patients with cancer female, 73 male were selected from Tabriz hospitals. They were assessed by personal Information File, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Cohen et al, 1983) Short Form of Coping Inventory for Stress Situation (CISS), Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C36) and Mindfulness Attention and Awareness Scale (Brown & Ryan, 2003). Data were analyzed by stepwise regression method, Findings showed that mindfulness and problem solving coping as well as emotional coping could predict cancer patients’ quality of life, however perceived stress could not. Consequently, it could be suggested that mindful individuals evaluate stressful events with less stress and use more adaptive coping strategies in stressful situations especially they apply less avoidance strategies. Therefore, the application of mindfulness procedures enhancement and learning more adaptive coping strategies cold result in the enhancement of positive evaluation of stressful situations and lead to the improvement of cancer patients’ quality of life.