نوع مقاله : مقاله های پژوهشی
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1 دانشجوی دکتری روانشناسی، گروه روانشناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد رودهن، رودهن، ایران
2 استاد، گروه روانشناسی، دانشکدهی علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز، اهواز، ایران
3 استاد، گروه روانشناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد رودهن، رودهن، ایران
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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Cancer-related pain and fatigue are some of the most frequent and debilitating consequences that affect the quality of life of these patients. Therefore, this research aimed to compare the effectiveness of Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on cancer-related fatigue and pain intensity in women with breast cancer.
Methods: The present study utilized a semi-experimental design featuring a pre-test and post-test and a control group with a two-month follow-up. The study population consisted of women with breast cancer referred to the Mehre Soheila Charity Center in Alborz province. Participants participated in the study with informed consent. Through purposive sampling, 75 eligible individuals were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental groups: awareness and emotional expression therapy (25 individuals) and acceptance and commitment therapy (25 individuals), along with a control group (25 individuals). For each experimental group, the awareness and emotional expression therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy were separately conducted in group sessions over eight sessions of 90 minutes. It was performed as a group therapy between the winter and the spring of 2024, and data was collected through cancer-related fatigue questionnaires and a pain severity scale. The data were analyzed using covariance analysis with repeated measurements.
Findings: The results indicated that both therapeutic methods were significantly effective, but awareness and emotional expression therapy had a more significant effect than acceptance and commitment therapy on the overall score of cancer-related pain and fatigue intensity, and this effect continued until the follow-up stage (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are effective in reducing pain and fatigue in breast cancer patients. In breast cancer patients, due to the lack of knowledge about the nature of the disease and the determining role of psychological factors in the rate of recovery and the treatment process, it is necessary to provide conditions so that their feelings and emotions are well-regulated and expressed. Therefore, it is recommended that, in addition to drug treatments, health psychologists in therapeutic centers and psychological clinics use treatment based on acceptance and commitment, especially awareness and emotional expression therapy, to help breast cancer patients accept the disease and make efforts to treat it and to release and regulate their emotions and reduce the pain and fatigue caused by the disease.
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