The role of cognitive emotion-regulation strategies in the quality of life of cancer patients

Emotion regulation is assumed to be an important factor in determining well being and successful functioning and plays an important role in adaptation to stressful life events. The present study goal is، role of cognitive emotion-regulation strategies in relation with cancer patient''s quality of life. The research sample consisted of 75 cancer patients that referred to Reza clinic and Emam Reza hospital in 1390 that through accessible sampling method had been selected and completed cognitive emotion-regulation strategies scale and WHOQOL questionnaires. Data have been analyzed by، Pearson correlation coefficient، multiple regression. The results showed that positive refocusing، positive reappraisal and Perspective putting into strategies have significant positive relation to quality of life، while Other- blame strategy and quality of life has significant negative relation. In order to assess the role of predictive by one cognitive emotion-regulation strategies the results showed that just positive reappraisal strategy can be predicted quality of life and other strategies were not significant predictor. on base of present study، one of the important factors that affect quality life in cancer patients was cognitive emotion-regulation strategies، Which after experiencing threaten events، such as cancer، applied by patients for managing their emotions. On the whole in therapeutic programs should have special attention to cognitive education، specifically adaptive styles as positive reappraisal. Acknowledgement: The authors would like to thank all officials and personnel of the clinic Reza and Imam Reza for their help in the process of data assembly. The authors had no conflict of interest with the results.