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Association Between Emotion Regulation and Depression Among Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy.
Zeynep Eroğlu1, Sibel Polat Olca
1Author Affiliations: Department of Nursing, Institute of Graduate Studies, SANKO University, Gaziantep, Türkiye (Eroğlu); Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul Aydin University, Türkiye (Polat Olca).
Cancer Nursing
|July 6, 2026
Summary
Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience depression. Developing emotion regulation skills is crucial for psychological well-being and can mitigate depressive symptoms during cancer treatment.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Psychology
- Clinical Nursing
Background:
- Emotion regulation is vital for psychological adjustment in cancer patients.
- Impaired emotion regulation may increase depression risk during cancer treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess depressive symptoms in chemotherapy patients.
- To evaluate emotion regulation skills in this population.
- To investigate the link between depression and emotion regulation.
Main Methods:
- Descriptive and correlational study with 100 chemotherapy patients.
- Data collected via interviews using Beck Depression Inventory and Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire.
- Statistical analysis included correlation and regression.
Main Results:
- 50% of patients showed clinically significant depressive symptoms.
- A moderate negative correlation exists between depression and emotion regulation skills (r = -0.666).
- Emotion regulation skills were the strongest predictor of depressive symptoms (β = -0.562).
Conclusions:
- Chemotherapy patients are highly susceptible to depression.
- Emotion regulation capacity is central to psychological well-being.
- Reduced emotion regulation skills correlate with increased depressive symptoms.
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