Ali Esfahani, Shirin Zeinali, Roghayeh Kiani,
Volume 23, Issue 2 (5-2020)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women which leaves a profound impact on their psychosocial health and pain experience. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of group psychotherapy based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on pain-related anxiety and cognitive emotion regulation of women with breast cancer.
Methods & Materials: In this quasi-experimental study, subjects were 68 women with breast cancer refereed to Shahid Ghazi Hospitalin Tabriz, Iran who were selected using a convenience sampling method. Then, they were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention (n = 34) and control (n = 34). The intervention group underwent eight 90-min sessions of ACT-based group therapy, while the control group received no any intervention. They completed Pain Anxiety Symptom Scale Short Form and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire before and one week after treatment. Collected ata were analyzed by using t test, chi-square test, ANCOA and MANCOVA.
Ethical Considerations This study has obtained its ethical approval from the Research Ethics Committee of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (code: IR.TBZMED.REC.1397.287) and has been registered by Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (code: IRCT2017100615590N5).
Results: The ACT-based intervention improved the dimensions of pain-related anxiety (8.44±1.5) and cognitive regulation of negative (8.40±3.5) and positive (8.39±7.5) affects (P<0.001).
Conclusion: ACT-based intervention can help breast cancer patients to accept their negative thoughts and current conditions.
Fatemeh Sadat Fatemi, Dr Farshid Khosropour, Hamid Mollaei Zarandi,
Volume 28, Issue 4 (10-2025)
Abstract
Introduction: Today, marital infidelity has a significant prevalence among couples, and appropriate skills and interventions are necessary to prevent this destructive behavior. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effectiveness of reality therapy approach and acceptance and commitment on depression and anxiety of women affected by marital infidelity.
Methodology: The current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test and a post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all women affected by marital infidelity who referred to counseling centers in Kerman city in the first half of 1403. Among these women, 30 people were purposefully selected as a sample and replaced randomly and by lottery in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group received reality therapy intervention during 8 sessions of 60 minutes. The research tools were Lovibond and Volvibond stress questionnaires (1995) and Amini's marital control (2017). The data were analyzed by analysis of covariance with repeated measures and Bonferroni's post hoc test by SPSS software version 27.
Results: The results showed that reality therapy and therapy based on acceptance and commitment were effective in reducing depression and anxiety. Also, treatment based on acceptance and commitment was more effective than reality therapy on depression and anxiety of women affected by betrayal (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The findings of the present study can be used in the selection and design of the most appropriate treatment approach to reduce the damage caused by marital infidelity in women.
