The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Group Therapy in Reducing Negative Automatic Thoughts and Dysfunctional Attitudes in Cancer Patients
| Autor: | Amin Rafiepoor, Kobra Haji Alizadeh, Fatemeh Mehdipour |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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050103 clinical psychology
Mindfulness Multivariate analysis business.industry medicine.medical_treatment 05 social sciences lcsh:R Cancer lcsh:Medicine Cognition Dysfunctional family medicine.disease Group psychotherapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Cognitive therapy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business Clinical psychology Negative automatic thoughts |
| Zdroj: | Zahedan Journal of Researches in Medical Sciences, Vol 19, Iss 6 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2383-2894 |
| Popis: | Background This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy (MBCT) in reducing negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes in cancer patients. Methods The study was an applied and quasi-experimental research conducted by pre- and post-testing. The sample consisted of 30 cancer patients selected by purposive sampling and randomly placed in the control and the experimental group (15 individuals per group). The members of both groups filled out the automatic thoughts questionnaire (ATQ) and the dysfunctional attitudes scale (DAS-26) at the pre- and the post-test stage. The collected data were analyzed by the SPSS software and multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) tests. Results The results indicated that MBCT significantly reduced negative automatic thoughts (F = 126.15, P < 0.01) and dysfunctional attitudes (F = 179.53, P < 0.01) in the experimental group at the post-test stage in comparison to the control group. Conclusions Based on the results of this study, it is essential that therapeutic centers and support forums related to patients with refractory disorders use MBCT in their programs for reducing negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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