Breast Cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention Group 1: They receive instruction for meaning-oriented pain coping skills for four weeks, receiving a 45- to 60-minute group session every week based on Winger and colleag
Sponsors
Islamic Azad University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
30 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age range between 30 to 60 years old Having at least a diploma Based on clinical findings and cytology studies and doctor's diagnosis, they are diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and more than 6 months have passed since the diagnosis of breast cancer. Subjects must be under chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Subjects should not participate in other psychotherapy courses simultaneously. They should obtain an adequate score in the Brief Pain Inventory as the baseline.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having used psychedelic drugs in the past three months. Any major mental disorder (such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, and chronic depression) or physical illness other than cancer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, and 45 days after intervention completion. Method of measurement: Brief pain questionnaire (BPI).;Pain self-efficacy. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, and 45 days after intervention completion. Method of measurement: Pain self-efficacy questionnaire (PSEQ).;Death anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, and 45 days after intervention completion. Method of measurement: Templer death anxiety questionnaire (DAS).;Life expectancy. Timepoint: Before intervention, immediately after intervention, and 45 days after intervention completion. Method of measurement: Schneider life expectancy questionnaire (??AHS). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMina Ansari
Islamic Azad University
Outcome results
None listed