Effects of dignity therapy on self-esteem status and negative emotions of lung cancer patients / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects of dignity therapy on self-esteem status and negative emotions of lung cancer patients.Methods A total of 62 lung cancer patients were recruited and divided into experimental and control groups (n =31 each).The control group received routine care while the experimental group additional individualized dignity therapy.And the state self-esteem scale,self-rating anxiety and self-rating depression were used to evaluate the intervention outcomes.Results For both groups,the self-esteem status and negative emotions of the intervention group were significantly better than that those of the control group (self-esteem:61.2 ±4.6 vs.52.6 ±4.1,anxiety:52.2 ±6.8 vs.64.6 ±9.3,depression:51.1 ±7.9 vs.66.2 ±8.7,all P ＜0.05).Conclusion Dignity therapy can improve selfesteem status,decrease the levels of anxiety and depression level and boost quality of life for lung cancer patients.