Objectives

Anxiety and depression are common in chronic physical illness populations. Self-compassion, the motivation and the capacity to alleviate one’s own suffering, is associated with reduced anxiety and depression in mental health populations. This review aimed to collate available research showing links between self-compassion and anxiety and depression in chronic physical illness populations.

Methods

This study is a systematic review of English language studies investigating univariate and multivariate correlates of anxiety and depression by self-compassion constructs in adult chronic physical illness populations.

Results

Twenty papers, reporting data from 16 unique studies, were included. Half sampled cancer patients. Self-compassion scores consistently showed moderate to large inverse associations with anxiety and depression over both univariate (r = −.37 to −.53 and r = −.38 to −.66, respectively) and multivariate analyses (β =.01 to β = −.55 and β = −.17 to β = −.59, respectively). Worry and depressive brooding, and shame, mediated relationships between self-compassion and anxiety and depression.

Conclusions

Although findings suggest that self-compassion processes may have a role in alleviating anxiety and depression in chronic physical illness populations, methodological limitations limit confidence in this proposition. Prospective studies that identify theoretically plausible mediators and moderators are required before the development or modification of therapeutic interventions.

中文翻译：

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慢性身体疾病人群的自我同情、焦虑和抑郁：系统评价

目标

焦虑和抑郁在慢性身体疾病人群中很常见。自我同情是减轻自己痛苦的动机和能力，与心理健康人群的焦虑和抑郁减少有关。本综述旨在整理现有研究，显示自我同情与慢性身体疾病人群的焦虑和抑郁之间的联系。

方法

本研究是对英语语言研究的系统评价，该研究通过自我同情结构在成人慢性身体疾病人群中调查焦虑和抑郁的单变量和多变量相关性。

结果

包括 20 篇论文，报告了来自 16 项独特研究的数据。一半抽样癌症患者。在单变量（分别为r = -.37 至 -.53 和r = -.38 至 -.66）和多变量分析（β =.01 至β = -.55 和 β = -.17 至 β = -.59）。担心和抑郁的沉思以及羞耻感，介导了自我同情与焦虑和抑郁之间的关系。

结论

尽管研究结果表明自我同情过程可能在缓解慢性身体疾病人群的焦虑和抑郁方面发挥作用，但方法上的局限性限制了人们对这一主张的信心。在开发或修改治疗干预措施之前，需要进行前瞻性研究，以确定理论上合理的介质和调节剂。