Internet-Based Self-Help Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention for Parents of Children With Cancer: A Pilot Study

作者：Tan, Xiangyi; Zhang, Yuwei; Yang, Yiling; Cai, Ruiqing; Chen, Jinlu; Meng, Jiangnan; He, Xiaofeng; Huang, Jiaying; Zhang, Jing; Wang, Weijie; Zhao, Jiubo; Shi, Lei^*

来源：WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH, 2023, 45(12): 1111-1119.

DOI：10.1177/01939459231206316

• pediatric oncology
• parent
• self-help
• mindfulness
• self-compassion

Background: Parents of children with cancer may experience persistent psychological distress and impaired physical health throughout their children's diagnosis and treatment. @@@ Objective: This study aimed to develop a mindful self-compassion program for parents of children with cancer and explore its effect. @@@ Methods: This pre-post-test study without a control group was conducted with 34 Chinese parents of children with cancer, using mixed methods. Participants received a 6-week internet-based self-help mindful self-compassion intervention. Self-compassion, post-traumatic stress symptoms, depression, and sleep quality were measured at baseline and at 10 weeks post-baseline. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 completers within 10 days after the intervention was completed. @@@ Results: Significant differences were observed in self-compassion, re-experiencing, physical depressive symptoms, and sleep quality. Two participants reported feeling miserable or recalling distressing experiences, of which one withdrew from the study while the other completed the intervention. @@@ Conclusion: The program could improve self-compassion, re-experiencing, physical depressive symptoms, and sleep quality in parents of children with cancer, which demonstrated the feasibility of delivering a self-help mindful self-compassion intervention through the internet. Increasing retention rates in future studies merits further discussion.

• 单位
  中山大学; 南方医科大学