关键词: 癌症, 生命意义感, 心理灵活性, 影响因素

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the status of meaning in life among cancer patients and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide reference for the formulation of psychosomatic rehabilitation intervention strategies for cancer patients. Methods: A total of 195 cancer patients in a Class A tertiary cancer hospital in Hunan Province were investigated from January to April 2021. The general information questionnaire, Chinese version of Meaning in Life Questionnaire( C-MLQ), and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-Ⅱ) were used in the survey. Results: The score of meaning in life of cancer patients was 46.52±4.72. Psychological flexibility was positively correlated with the meaning in life (P<0.01). Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that gender, education level, occupation, medical insurance, tumor location, and AAQ-Ⅱ scores were the influencing factors of meaning in life among cancer patients (P<0.05). Conclusion: The level of meaning in life of cancer patients is relatively low. Health care providers should improve the psychological flexibility of patients from various aspects and dimensions, strengthen the guidance and support for finding and obtaining the meaning in life, so as to achieve the clinical goal of promoting the physical and mental health of cancer patients and improving their quality of life.

Key words: Cancer, Sense of meaning in life, Psychological flexibility, Influencing factor