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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

How mindfulness and coping styles shape anxiety and depression in metastatic gastrointestinal cancer.

Yasemin Bakkal Temi, Aila Gareayaghi, Ece Baydar, İlkay Çıtakkul, Devrim Çabuk, Umut Kefeli, Kazım Uygun

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Yasemin Bakkal TemiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Aila GareayaghiDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Ece BaydarDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
İlkay ÇıtakkulDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Devrim ÇabukDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Umut KefeliDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Kazım UygunDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye.

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Objectives: Significant psychological distress is prevalent among patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer, underscoring the need to investigate the roles of mindfulness and coping strategies in shaping emotional outcomes. However, this relationship has not yet been sufficiently explored. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the associations between mindfulness, coping styles, and emotional distress (anxiety and depression) in individuals with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 110 patients with stage IV gastrointestinal cancer who received palliative chemotherapy. Participants completed Turkish versions of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected using a patient information form. Data were analyzed using non-parametric tests and correlation analyses to examine group differences and associations among study variables. Results: Our findings indicated significant associations between trait mindfulness, coping strategies, and emotional symptoms. Specifically, trait mindfulness was positively correlated with adaptive coping ( Conclusion: These findings underscore the importance of contextualizing coping constructs, and suggest that mindfulness, despite its paradoxical relationship with anxiety, may mitigate reliance on maladaptive strategies. Routine psychological screening and personalized psychosocial support should be incorporated into oncological care to facilitate emotional adjustment.

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anxietycoping mechanismsdepressionemotional regulationmetastatic gastrointestinal cancermindfulnesspalliative carepsychological distress

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