The Effectiveness of Existential-Humanistic Therapy on Psychological Well-being, Self-acceptance and Post-traumatic Growth in the Women with Breast Cancer and their Spouses' Marital Satisfaction

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20201219049767N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-25

Start date

2020-09-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-22

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Conditions

Breast cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group: The patients are treated in 8 sessions of 90 minutes using Krug-Schneider's (2008) Existential-Humanistic Therapy . Intervention 2: The Control group: They rec

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Suffering from breast cancer Breast tissue surgery Having at least a diploma degree Being satisfied to participate in this project

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Suffering from severe medical psychiatric disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The score of Ryff's Psychological Well-being (PWB) Scale (1989). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Ryff's 18-Item Psychological Well-being Scale (1989).;Self-acceptance. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Chamberlain and Haaga's (2001) Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ).;Post-traumatic growth; the score that the participants obtain from Tedeschi and Calhoun's (1996) Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Tedeschi and Calhoun's (1996) Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI).;Marital satisfaction. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: ENRICH 35-Item Marital Satisfaction Inventory (1989).	—

Measure

Time frame

The score of Ryff's Psychological Well-being (PWB) Scale (1989). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Ryff's 18-Item Psychological Well-being Scale (1989).;Self-acceptance. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Chamberlain and Haaga's (2001) Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ).;Post-traumatic growth; the score that the participants obtain from Tedeschi and Calhoun's (1996) Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: Tedeschi and Calhoun's (1996) Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI).;Marital satisfaction. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, and a two-month follow-up period. Method of measurement: ENRICH 35-Item Marital Satisfaction Inventory (1989).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSafoora Mavaeeyan

Khoram-Abad University of Medical Sciences

safooramavaeeyan1366@gmail.com+98 83 3832 0643

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026