Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Depression in Cancer Patients Referring to the OncologyWard of Shahid Baghaee Hospital in Ahvaz, Iran
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Abstract:
Background
Depression is one of the most common psychiatric diseases in cancer patients. Few studies showed that selfcompassion is a reliable predictor of mental health.
Objectives
This study aimed to determine the relationship between self-compassion and depression in cancer patients referring to the OncologyWard of Shahid Baghaee Hospital in Ahvaz.
Methods
This correlational study was conducted on 106 eligible adult cancer patientswhoreferred to the OncologyWard of Shahid Baghaee Hospital in Ahvaz. The patients were chosen using convenience sampling. Data were collected by a demographic questionnaire, the Beck depression scale, and the self-compassion scale (SCS-LF). Data were analyzed by SPSS 20 using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Results
This study recruited 106 cancer patients with ameanage of 41.1415.12 years. The majority of the subjects were male (61.3%), married (65.1%), and urban residents (68.9%). Chemotherapy was the most used treatment in these patients (70.8%). The mean scores of self-compassion and depression were 3.2 0.41 and 19.87 12.55, respectively. These results indicated a moderate level of selfcompassion and a high level of depression in the patients. There was a significant negative correlation between self-compassion and depression (P < 0.05).
Conclusions
As the results of the present study indicated the high prevalence of depression in the studied patients and a negative relationship between depression and self-compassion, it is necessary to perform psychological interventions with an emphasis on compassion component to reduce depression in these patients.Keywords:
Depression , Self-Compassion , Cancer , Iran
Language:
English
Published:
Jundishapur Journal of Chronic Disease Care, Volume:8 Issue: 3, Jul 2019
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4
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