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Determining the Effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic Package Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotion Regulation on Psychological Security and Hope for Life in Cancer Patients
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Anis Khoshlahjeh Sedgh   |
| Departmen of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Qom Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran. |
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Background and Objective: Cancer is one of the most challenging diseases globally and has the second highest mortality rate after cardiovascular diseases, leading to significant issues such as despair and insecurity. The present study aims to develop a transdiagnostic training package based on the components of acceptance and commitment therapy and emotion regulation, and to assess its effectiveness on psychological security and hope for life in cancer patients.
Method: This research is an experimental research with a control group design with pre-test and post-test. The statistical population included all individuals diagnosed with cancer who visited medical centers in Tehran in 2024. Criteria for entering the research: women with lung cancer, women diagnosed with the first level of lung cancer, women undergoing drug and chemotherapy treatment, women aged 20-40, obtaining consent to participate in the research. Exclusion criteria: unwillingness to continue psychotherapy sessions, absence of more than three or two sessions, participation in other psychotherapy sessions, increase in the course of the disease and entering the second aggravated stage of the disease as diagnosed by the treating physician, having psychological symptoms as diagnosed by the treating psychiatrist. After obtaining informed consent, 30 people were selected by convenience sampling and placed in two experimental and control groups by simple random assignment method, taking into account the entry criteria. Data collection was conducted using the Hope for Life questionnaire (Schneider et al., 1991), Psychological Security questionnaire (Maslow, 2004), and the protocol of the transdiagnostic training package based on acceptance and commitment therapy and emotion regulation. Data analysis was performed using multivariate analysis of covariance and SPSS-25 software.
Findings: The results of the multivariate covariance analysis showed that by removing the effect of the pre-test and considering the F value and the significance level below (p<0.05), the meta-diagnostic package based on the component of acceptance and commitment and emotion-oriented treatments was effective on psychological security and life expectancy in cancer patients.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it was determined that the development of a transdiagnostic training package based on acceptance and commitment therapy and emotion regulation is effective in improving psychological security and hope for life in cancer patients. Therefore, attention should be given to the role of transdiagnostic packages based on acceptance and commitment therapy and emotion regulation in enhancing psychological security and hope among individuals with cancer.
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| Keywords: Cancer, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Psychological Security, Hope for Life. |
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Type of Study: Applicable |
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Received: 2024/08/8 | Revised: 2024/09/28 | Accepted: 2024/10/5
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