Comparison of Effectiveness of the Metacognition Treatment and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Treatment on Global and Specific Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer

Soheila Rahmani; Siavash Talepasand; ALi Ghanbary-Motlagh

International Journal of Cancer Management

The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Comparison of Effectiveness of the Metacognition Treatment and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Treatment on Global and Specific Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer

Author(s):

Soheila Rahmani¹,

Siavash Talepasand^1,*,

ALi Ghanbary-Motlagh²

1Dept. of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran

2Radiation and Oncology Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

International Journal of Cancer Management:Vol. 7, issue 4; e80555

Published online:Dec 31, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Mar 11, 2014

Accepted:Jul 20, 2014

How to Cite:Soheila RahmaniSiavash TalepasandALi Ghanbary-MotlaghComparison of Effectiveness of the Metacognition Treatment and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Treatment on Global and Specific Life Quality of Women with Breast Cancer.Int J Cancer Manag.7(4):e80555.

Abstract

Background: This study is conducted to compare the metacognition treatment and the mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment on life quality of women with breast cancer.

Methods: In a quasi-experimental design, with pre-test, post-test and control group, 36 patients with diagnosis of breast cancer, among patients who referred to the Division of Oncology and Radiotherapy of Imam Hossein hospital in Tehran, were selected in accessible way and were assigned randomly to three experimental groups, the first group receiving meta-cognition treatment (n=12), the second one receiving mindfulness-based stress reduction program (n=12), and the other was the control group. Participants completed global life quality in cancer patient's questionnaire and specific quality of life in breast cancer patient's questionnaire in three stages: baseline, after intervention and twomonth follow-up. Data were analyzed using the multivariate repeated measurement model.

Results: Findings showed both treatments were effective in improving global and specific quality of life in patients with breast cancer. The mindfulness - based stress reduction treatment excelled in functions and roles, fatigue, pain, future perspective and treatment side effects symptoms at the end of the treatment and follow-up in comparison to the metacognition treatment.

Conclusion: Results of this research showed the mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment can be effective in improving global and specific life quality of women with breast cancer and is a selective method for improving quality of life in patients.

Keywords

Mindfulness

Metacognition therapy

life quality

breast cancer

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