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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effects of integrated mindfulness-based intervention and traditional Chinese medicine nursing on psychological distress in patients undergoing lung cancer radiotherapy

Xiaoping Wang1 ,  Huijing Feng1 ,  Juan Feng1 ,  Yanli Wang1*
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1 Department of Thoracic Oncology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
CP, 025130021 https://doi.org/10.36922/CP025130021
Received: 27 March 2025 | Revised: 16 September 2025 | Accepted: 21 October 2025 | Published online: 18 November 2025
© 2025 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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Abstract

Lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy often experience substantial psychological distress, highlighting the need for effective interventions such as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) emotional nursing to improve their emotional well-being. This study investigates the combined effects of MBSR with TCM emotional nursing on perceived stress, anxiety, and depression in lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. A total of 140 lung cancer patients who received radiotherapy at a hospital between January 2023 and January 2025 were enrolled. They were divided into a control group (n = 70) and an intervention group (n = 70) using a random-number table method. The control group received conventional nursing care combined with TCM emotional nursing, while the intervention group received additional MBSR interventions. The Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Strategies Used by People to Promote Health (SUPPH) scores were assessed and compared between groups before and after 6 weeks of intervention. Before the intervention, no significant differences were observed between groups in any of the scale scores (p>0.05). After the intervention, the intervention group showed significantly lower CPSS, SAS, and SDS scores and significantly higher SUPPH scores compared with the control group (p<0.05). These findings suggest that MBSR combined with TCM emotional nursing effectively reduces perceived stress, alleviates anxiety and depression levels, and improves self-efficacy in lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

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Keywords
Mindfulness-based stress reduction
Traditional Chinese medicine emotional nursing
Lung cancer radiotherapy
Perceived stress
Anxiety
Depression
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The authors declare that they have no competing of interests.
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