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

Objective: To disclose the impact of hospice-care in combination with mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy onnegative 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, andcomprised patients with advanced malignant tumours who underwent therapy. They were randomised into control groupA receiving routine nursing, and observation group B receiving hospice-care combined with mindfulness-based stressreduction therapy. The pain score, negative emotions, sleep quality, self-efficacy, quality of life and satisfaction with nursingwere 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±12.41years (range: 45-83 years). There were 57(50%) patients in group B; 28(49.1%) males and 29(50.9%) females with mean age63.54±12.36 years (range: 40-88 years) (p>0.05). Post-intervention, group B subjects had lower pain, lower depression andanxiety, higher sleep quality, higher self-efficacy, higher quality of life, and higher satisfaction with nursing compared togroup 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