SİNEM ARDIÇ, DİLEK ANUK, MİNE ÖZKAN
Turkish Journal of Oncology - 2024;39(3):316-324
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the relationship between self-compassion and psychological resilience, quality of life, depression, anxiety, and stress levels of informal caregivers of inpatient palliative care oncology patients. METHODS The study involved 72 caregiver relatives (39 females, 33 males) of cancer patients receiving inpatient palliative care. Data were collected through Sociodemographic Information Forms, the Self-Compassion Scale, the Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults, the Caregiver Quality of Life Index Cancer Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress-21. RESULTS The most challenging issues for caregivers were grief about the patient"s health and trying to manage the patient"s psychological reactions or changes in behavior. The correlation analysis indicated statistically significant associations between resilience, depression, anxiety, stress, quality of life, and self-awareness. Psychological resilience and quality of life were found to be significantly predictive of self-understanding, while depression, anxiety, and stress levels were not found to have any predictive role. CONCLUSION It would be useful to focus on increasing the levels of self-compassion and psychological resilience in psychological intervention programs to be developed to protect and treat the mental health of caregivers of cancer patients in the palliative treatment period.
