The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment-Based Therapy on Depression, Acceptance, and Practitioner Care of Cancer Patients

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 General Physician, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Master of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

3 M.A in Family Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Semnan Branch, Payame Noor University, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on depression and acceptance and Practitioner Care of Cancer Patients.
Methods: The statistical population of this study consisted of all caregivers of cancer patients in Mashhad in 1397. Members of the sample group were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (15 each). At this stage, Beck Depression Inventory and Acceptance and Practice Questionnaire - Second Edition were administered to the subjects as a pre-test. Then the experimental group received 8 sessions of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in the intervention  group. After the treatment sessions, the research instrument was again administered to the subjects as post-test. Data were analyzed by SPSS-21 software using covariance analysis test.
Result: The results of covariance analysis showed that group training based on acceptance and commitment to reducing depression, increasing acceptance and practice of carers of cancer patients was significant at p <0.01 level.
Conclusion: The results of the present study showed the impact of acceptance and commitment therapy as one of the supportive methods in reducing depression, increasing acceptance and Practitioner Care of Cancer Patients.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 61, supplment1
January and February 2019
Pages 368-376

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