Correlation between postoperative mindfulness level and family care in patients with liver cancer

  Objective  To explore the correlation between postoperative mindfulness level and family care in patients with liver cancer.

  Methods  Totally 96 patients with radical resection of liver cancer were selected as research objects, and all of them were conducted with the Chinese version of the Short-form Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ-SF) for mindfulness evaluation and revised version of family Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection and Resolve (APGAR) index questionare for family care evaluation. The correlation between postoperative mindfulness level and family care in patients with liver cancer was analyzed.

  Results  The mindfulness level of liver cancer patients was at a low level, and the family care was at a medium level. Correlation analysis results showed that postoperative FFMQ-SF score was positively correlated with APGAR score in patients with liver cancer (r=0.824, P < 0.05). Among the 96 patients with liver cancer, 80 cases had low mindfulness level and 16 cases had medium and high mindfulness level. After preliminary comparison of APGAR score between the low mindfulness level group and medium and high mindfulness level group, the results of regression analysis showed that the decrease of score of each item of APGAR and total score could increase the risk of low mindfulness level in patients with liver cancer (OR=6.814, 12.054, 59.614, 61.869, 1.412, 1.512, P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  The postoperative mindfulness level of patients with liver cancer is lower, which is closely related to family care. With the decrease of family care, the mindfulness level of patients decreases. Family care is the influencing factor of postoperative mindfulness level of patients with liver cancer.