Effects of mindfulness intervention on anxiety,depression and sleep quality in patients with cervical cancer during concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Objective To explore the effects of mindfulness intervention on alleviating anxiety and de-pression,and improving sleep quality in cervical cancer patients during concurrent chemoradiotherapy.Methods From June 2021 to April 2022,a total of 94 cervical cancer patients treated in the Department of Abdominal Oncology of this hospital were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group,with 46 in the experimental group and 48 in the control group.Both groups received standard care,with the experimental group additionally undergoing an 8-week mindfulness intervention.The Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS),and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI)were used to assess anxiety,depression,and sleep quality before and after the intervention in both groups.Results After the intervention,scores of SAS,SDS,and PSQI in both groups were lower than before the intervention.Fur-thermore,the scores in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion Mindfulness intervention effectively relieves anxiety and depression in cervical cancer patients during concurrent chemoradiotherapy and improves their sleep quality.