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International Journal of Cancer Management
The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2538-497X
p-ISSN 2538-4422
Effectiveness of Group Training Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety and Depression of Women with Breast Cancer
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1Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allame Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
2Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
3Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Mohammad Moradijoo, Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Tel: +98-2122748001, E-mail: Email: moradijoo@gmail.com
Published online:Apr 30, 2015
Article type:Research Article
Received:Feb 07, 2015
Accepted:Feb 18, 2015
How to Cite:Mohabbat-Bahar S, Maleki-Rizi F, Esmaeil Akbari M, Moradijoo M. Effectiveness of Group Training Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Anxiety and Depression of Women with Breast Cancer. Int J Cancer Manag. 2015;8(2):e80592. doi:
Abstract
Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women that as a sudden event has profound effects on all aspects of patients’ lives. Psychosocial interventions may play important roles in reducing anxiety and depression among breast-cancer survivors. Therefore, group training based on acceptance and commitment therapy may help women to cope better with their condition, and decrease their anxiety and depression.
Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, 30 patients with breast cancer were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to 2 experimental and control groups. The experimental group attended acceptance and commitment training classes for 8 weeks continuously (each class lasting 90 minutes). Participants in both the experimental and control groups completed Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BHI-) as a pretest and posttest. Analysis of Covariance was used as the statistical method.
Results: In acceptance and commitment group training, anxiety and depression significantly decreased (p<0/05). These changes were not observed in the control group.
Conclusion: The results showed that group training based on acceptance and commitment therapy is an effective method in reducing anxiety and depression. Hence psychological interventions can be used to reduce psychological difficulties of women with breast cancer.
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