Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Division of Health Promotion, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Coburg, Germany.
Complement Med Res. 2023;30(4):289-298. doi: 10.1159/000529865. Epub 2023 Feb 24.
Studies on mind-body approaches in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are rare. We performed a pilot study with follow-up until 1 year to explore changes in pain, quality of life (QoL), stress, and negative emotions in patients with advanced PDAC, who regularly practiced a standardized form of spiritual meditation in addition to standard medical care.
At baseline and every 2 months for a maximum of 1 year, global pain, QoL (global, SEIQoL, FACT-G), spiritual well-being (FACIT-Sp), perceived stress (PSQ-20), anxiety and depression (HADS), and diurnal cortisol secretion (cortisol slope) were assessed. Changes from baseline were explored by pairwise comparisons of available cases.
Twenty participants (11 women, 62 ± 9.9 SD years) participated in the study, of whom 9 patients survived the study year. Pairwise comparisons revealed transient improvements of pain after 4 and 6 months (both p values < 0.05), of global QoL after 4, 6, 8, 10 months (all p values < 0.05), of SeiQoL scores after 4 months (p < 0.05), of FACT-G scores after 6 months (p < 0.05), and of FACIT-Sp scores after 2 and 6 months (both p values < 0.05). Furthermore, overall stress levels (PSQ-20) decreased from baseline to 2, 6, and 8 months (all p values < 0.05), and anxiety declined from baseline to 6 months (p < 0.05). Depression scores and the cortisol slope did not change.
This pilot study demonstrated the acceptability and feasibility of studies on spiritual meditation in patients with advanced PDAC. Randomized controlled trials are warranted to study the effects of spiritual meditation and other mind-body interventions on pain, QoL, and emotional well-being in this patient population.
在晚期胰腺导管腺癌(PDAC)患者中进行身心方法研究较为罕见。我们进行了一项试点研究,随访时间最长为 1 年,以探讨除标准医疗护理外,定期进行标准化精神冥想的晚期 PDAC 患者的疼痛、生活质量(全球、SEIQoL、FACT-G)、精神幸福感(FACIT-Sp)、压力、焦虑和抑郁(HADS)以及皮质醇分泌(皮质醇斜率)的变化情况。通过对可用病例进行两两比较,探讨了从基线开始的变化情况。
在基线时和最多 1 年内每 2 个月评估一次,评估项目包括整体疼痛、生活质量(全球、SEIQoL、FACT-G)、精神幸福感(FACIT-Sp)、压力(PSQ-20)、焦虑和抑郁(HADS),以及日间皮质醇分泌(皮质醇斜率)。通过对可用病例进行两两比较,探讨了从基线开始的变化情况。
共有 20 名患者(11 名女性,62±9.9 岁)参与了这项研究,其中 9 名患者在研究年内存活。两两比较显示,疼痛在第 4 个月和第 6 个月后出现短暂改善(均 <0.05),整体生活质量在第 4、6、8、10 个月后出现改善(均 <0.05),SEiQoL 评分在第 4 个月后出现改善(<0.05),FACT-G 评分在第 6 个月后出现改善(<0.05),FACIT-Sp 评分在第 2 个月和第 6 个月后出现改善(均 <0.05)。此外,整体压力水平(PSQ-20)从基线到第 2、6 和 8 个月均出现下降(均 <0.05),焦虑在第 6 个月后下降(<0.05)。抑郁评分和皮质醇斜率没有变化。
这项试点研究证明了在晚期 PDAC 患者中进行精神冥想研究的可接受性和可行性。有必要进行随机对照试验,以研究精神冥想和其他身心干预措施对该患者人群疼痛、生活质量和情绪健康的影响。