To explore the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on coping style and quality of life in liver cirrhosis ascites patients.

Seventy-nine patients with liver cirrhosis ascites from March 2012 to May 2013 were selected as the control group with conventional treatment; 77 patients with liver cirrhosis ascites from October 2013 to December 2014 were selected as the observation group and were given mindfulness based stress reduction based on the control group. The coping style, the hope level and the quality of life between the two groups were compared by Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, Herth Hope Scale, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-c30).

Before the treatment, two groups of positive and negative coping had no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). After the treatment of the observation group actively respond to score as follows: (25.44±2.61) points,significantly higher than the control group: (19.42±3.33) points, negative coping scores as follows: (9.76±1.89) points,significantly lower than the control group:(11.99±2.43) points, the differences between the two groups were significant (t=-10.468, 7.572, both P <0.01).Before the treatment, two groups of hope level had no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). The scores of the reality and the future of positive attitude, positive action, keep close relationship with others were (14.5±2.6), (15.1±2.4), (15.6±2.1) points after the treatment in the observation group, and (10.1±2.7), (10.5±2.3), (11.6±2.5) points in the control group, and there were significant differences (t=4.965, 5.569, 3.659,all P <0.01). After the treatment, observation group and control group patients in nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea three dimension score difference had no statistical significance(P>0.05). The scores of physical function, role function, emotional function, cognitive function, social function, fatigue, pain, general health questionnaire, shortness of breath, insomnia, loss of appetite and the economic difficulties were (69.3±15.5), (74.1±22.6), (68.3±21.5), (79.7±23.4), (72.6±25.2), (42.1±26.1), (30.1±26.2), (55.6±15.6), (35.2±27.4), (36.2±28.7), (33.6±28.3), (25.6±24.3) points after the treatment in the observation group, and (58.6±21.2), (61.4±26.2), (75.6±20.4), (65.4±22.3), (55.4±28.7), (48.5±25.3), (37.6±29.2), (30.2±11.3), (41.6±28.7), (44.6±31.3), (40.2±30.4), (59.6±32.4) points in the control group, and there were significant differences (t=-39.369-15.621,P<0.01 or 0.05).

The mindfulness-based stress reduction can significantly improve the coping style in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites, the level of hope and improve quality of life of patients, it is worth clinical promotion.

Liver cirrhosis; Quality of life; Mindfulness-based stress reduction; Coping style