The Mindful Compassion Program Integrated with Body-Mind-Spirit Empowerment for Reducing Depression in Lung Cancer Patient-Caregiver Dyads.
Psychosocial Intervention January 1, 2025 Fei-Hsiu Hsiao, Chao-Chi Ho, Chong-Jen Yu et al. 4 citations
A mindful compassion program delivered to lung cancer patients together with their caregivers reduced depressive symptoms more than a patient-only version, especially for younger patients and those with higher baseline quality-of-life symptom distress. Improvements in patients' mindfulness and self-compassion lowered depression by enhancing general health and reducing anxiety. Caregivers' self-compassion also helped reduce patients' depression by improving patients' quality-of-life functioning and decreasing anxiety. The findings suggest that such interventions can be tailored to individual patient needs, whether delivered dyadically or to patients alone.