Van der Lee M L, Swarte N B, Van der Bom J G, Van den Bout J, Heintz A P M
Department of Clinical Psychology, University Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2006 Mar;15(1):51-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00619.x.
For a realistic perspective on what it is like to have cancer and be in the last months of life, it is necessary to also study the positive feelings people may still experience. We set out to describe positive feelings experienced by terminally ill patients. The Depression Adjective Checklist was completed by 96 cancer patients with an estimated life expectancy of less than 3 months. On average patients endorsed 30% (3.6/12) of the positive mood items, and 25% (5.4/22) of the negative mood items. The larger part of terminally ill cancer patients with an estimated life expectancy of less than 3 months reported one or more positive mood states. A positive mood state such as 'being interested' was endorsed by more than half (65%) of the patients, other positive feelings were endorsed by a substantial proportion of patients, for example: 38% of patients endorsed feeling 'jovial' and 35% reported being 'optimistic'. Although having incurable cancer often leads to feelings of depression, mood is variable and many patients experience at least some positive feelings.
为了对患癌症且处于生命最后几个月的真实情况有一个现实的认识，还必须研究人们可能仍然体验到的积极情绪。我们着手描述晚期患者所体验到的积极情绪。96名预期寿命不到3个月的癌症患者完成了抑郁形容词检查表。患者平均认可30%（3.6/12）的积极情绪项目和25%（5.4/22）的消极情绪项目。预期寿命不到3个月的晚期癌症患者中，大部分报告了一种或多种积极情绪状态。超过一半（65%）的患者认可诸如“感兴趣”这样的积极情绪状态，相当一部分患者认可其他积极情绪，例如：38%的患者认可感到“愉快”，35%的患者报告“乐观”。尽管身患无法治愈的癌症常常导致抑郁情绪，但情绪是多变的，许多患者至少体验到一些积极情绪。
