Relationship Between Prolonged Grief, Post-Cancer Growth and Self-Compassion in Patients with Lung Cancer

Year 2024, , 331 - 338, 20.12.2024

Esra Savaş , Gülşen Filazoğlu Çokluk , Senar Günenç

https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.24.4.04

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between self-compassion, prolonged grief, and post-cancer growth in lung cancer patients. Using a quantitative and cross-sectional research model, 100 lung cancer patients from the Medical Oncology Clinic of Yedikule Hospital were evaluated. Data were collected using socio-demographic forms, the Prolonged Grief Scale, the Cancer Empowerment Scale, and the Self-Compassion Scale. The results showed that there were significant negative correlations between prolonged grief and cancer empowerment and self-compassion. In contrast, self-compassion showed significant positive correlations with cancer empowerment and its sub-dimensions of personal power and social support. These findings suggest that high self-compassion is associated with reduced prolonged grief and increased empowerment and highlight its importance in the psychological well-being and adjustment of lung cancer patients. This study highlights the need for psychological interventions that promote self-compassion to improve quality of life and treatment adherence in this patient population.

Keywords

prolonged grief, post-cancer growth, self-compassion, lung cancer, psycho-oncology

Akciğer kanseri hastalarında uzun süreli yas, kanser sonrası büyüme ve öz-şefkat arasındaki ilişki.

Abstract

Bu çalışmada akciğer kanseri hastalarında öz-şefkat, uzun süreli yas ve kanser sonrası büyüme arasındaki ilişki araştırılmıştır. Nicel ve kesitsel bir araştırma modeli kullanılarak, Yedikule Hastanesi Tıbbi Onkoloji Kliniği'nden 100 akciğer kanseri hastası değerlendirilmiştir. Veriler sosyo-demografik forml, Uzamış Yas Ölçeği, Kanser Güçlendirme Ölçeği ve Öz-Şefkat Ölçeği kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Sonuçlar, uzamış yas ile kanser güçlendirme ve öz-şefkat arasında anlamlı negatif korelasyonlar olduğunu göstermiştir. Buna karşılık, öz-şefkat kanser güçlendirme ve onun alt boyutları olan kişisel güç ve sosyal destek ile anlamlı pozitif korelasyonlar göstermiştir. Bu bulgular, yüksek öz-şefkatin uzun süreli yasın azalması ve güçlendirmenin artmasıyla ilişkili olduğunu ortaya koymakta ve akciğer kanseri hastalarının psikolojik esenliği ve uyumundaki önemini vurgulamaktadır. Bu çalışma, bu hasta popülasyonunda yaşam kalitesini ve tedaviye uyumu iyileştirmek için öz-şefkati teşvik eden psikolojik müdahalelere duyulan ihtiyacı vurgulamaktadır.

Keywords

uzamış yas, kanser sonrası büyüme, öz-şefkat, akciğer kanseri, psiko-onkoloji.

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