Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Comparing the effectiveness of psychodrama therapy and positive therapy on the spiritual attitude of breast cancer patients

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Maryam Nazemi 1
Tahereh Ranjbaripour 2
Mehdi Shah Nazari 2
Maryam Mashayekh 2
Amirshahram Yousefi Kashi 3
1 Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
2 Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran/Clinical Care and Health Promotion Research Center, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Department of Radiotherapy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Considering the importance of psycho-social and spiritual problems of breast cancer patients, this research was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of psychodrama therapy and positive therapy on the spiritual attitude of breast cancer patients.
Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and follow-up plan with a control group. The research population included all women with breast cancer who referred to a clinic in Gandhi Street, Tehran, and 45 of them were selected as a sample by purposive sampling. These people were replaced in three groups: psychodrama, positive psychotherapy and control group (15 people in each group). The participants answered the spiritual attitude during three stages of assessment in the form of pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The research data were analyzed using variance analysis with multivariate repeated measures.
Results: The results of the present study showed that there was a difference between the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy and psychodramatics on the spiritual attitude of breast cancer patients (P<0.05) and the post hoc test showed that psychodrama compared to treatment. Positive thinking is more effective on spiritual attitude.
Conclusion: According to the research results, it is suggested to use psych demonstrating to improve the spiritual attitude of breast cancer patients.
Keywords
Breast cancer
psychoanalysis
positive treatment
spiritual attitude
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 65, Issue 2
May and June 2022
Pages 769-780