Volume 20, Issue 2 (March - April 2021)
Payesh 2021, 20(2): 201-211 |
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1- Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
2- Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
3- Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
2- Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
3- Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract: (2097 Views)
Objective: Patients with breast cancer have symptoms of anxiety, depression and anxiety. This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on the clinical symptoms among patients with breast cancer.
Methods: The was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow up assessments. Twenty patients were randomly allocated into two groups: experimental group (10 patients) and control group (10 patients). Cognitive-behavioral stress management was administrated in 8 sessions for experimental group. The research instrument was SCL-90-R questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS-25 software using repeated measure ANOVA.
Results: The results showed that cognitive-behavioral intervention led to reduction in clinical symptoms in some dimensions as measured by the SCL-90-R among patients in experimental group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The findings indicated that the cognitive-behavioral stress management could reduce clinical symptoms of patients with breast cancer. Indeed, using cognitive-behavioral stress management in cancer treatment centers can be regarded as a complementary therapy alongside medical treatments.
Methods: The was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and follow up assessments. Twenty patients were randomly allocated into two groups: experimental group (10 patients) and control group (10 patients). Cognitive-behavioral stress management was administrated in 8 sessions for experimental group. The research instrument was SCL-90-R questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS-25 software using repeated measure ANOVA.
Results: The results showed that cognitive-behavioral intervention led to reduction in clinical symptoms in some dimensions as measured by the SCL-90-R among patients in experimental group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: The findings indicated that the cognitive-behavioral stress management could reduce clinical symptoms of patients with breast cancer. Indeed, using cognitive-behavioral stress management in cancer treatment centers can be regarded as a complementary therapy alongside medical treatments.
type of study: Descriptive |
Subject:
Health Psychologhy
Received: 2020/05/26 | Accepted: 2021/03/10 | ePublished ahead of print: 2021/04/19 | Published: 2021/04/27
Received: 2020/05/26 | Accepted: 2021/03/10 | ePublished ahead of print: 2021/04/19 | Published: 2021/04/27
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