Effects of Behavioral Activation on the Quality of Life and Emotional State of Lung Cancer and Breast Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy Treatment
Autor: | Concepción Fernández-Rodríguez, Marino Pérez-Álvarez, Sonia González-Fernández, Paula Fernández-García, Erica Villoria-Fernández |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Oncology
Adult Male 050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Emotions Antineoplastic Agents Breast Neoplasms Anxiety law.invention Breast cancer Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Quality of life Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Lung cancer Aged Depression 05 social sciences 050301 education Cancer Behavioral activation Middle Aged medicine.disease Clinical Psychology Abandonment (emotional) Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom Psychology 0503 education |
Zdroj: | WOS:000457490900001 RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo instname |
Popis: | Research suggests that the progressive abandonment of activities in cancer patients are related to depression and worse quality of life. Behavioral activation (BA) encourages subjects to activate their sources of reinforcement and modify the avoidance responses. This study assesses the effectiveness of BA in improving quality of life and preventing emotional disorders during chemotherapy treatment. One sample of lung cancer patients and another of breast cancer patients were randomized into a BA experimental group (E.G.lung/4sess. n = 50; E.G.breast/6sess. n = 33) and a control group (C.G.lung/4sess. n = 40; C.G.breast/6sess. n = 35), respectively. In each session and in follow-ups (3/6/9 months), all participants completed different assessment scales. The results converge to show the effectiveness of BA, encouraging cancer patients to maintain rewarding activities which can activate their sources of day-to-day reinforcement and modify their experience avoidance patterns. BA appears to be a practical intervention which may improve social and role functioning and the emotional state of cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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