Khanizadeh Balderlou, K and Alizadeh, M and Kooraneh, A.E (2016) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY BASED ON ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER. The Journal of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, 27 (5). pp. 365-374.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of treatment based on acceptance and commitment to increase the quality of life in patients with breast cancer. Materials & Methods: For this purpose, in a quasi-experimental study, 30 women with breast cancer in Omid Hospital, Urmia Iran were randomly selected and divided into two groups (n = 15) and control (n= 15). The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90-minute intervention based on acceptance and commitment, but the control group did not receive any intervention. In order to collect data, Quality of Life Questionnaire was used. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that the treatment of quality of life ACT increased significantly in the posttest and components of ACT increased quality of life in the experimental group. The intervention however did not affect mental and environmental health of the experimental group. Conclusion: It was concluded that the group therapy based on acceptance and commitment could enhance the life quality of patients with breast cancer
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ACT, Breast cancer, Quality of life |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2017 06:59 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2019 07:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/3000 |
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