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Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and emotional focused therapy on grief, psychological distress, symptoms related to sleep disturbances, coping strategies and quality of life in caregivers of cancer patients

Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy and emotional focused therapy on grief, psychological distress, symptoms related to sleep disturbances, coping strategies and quality of life in caregivers of cancer patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230910059391N1
Enrollment
45
Registered
2024-03-01
Start date
2024-04-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-06

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Conditions

Condition 1: grief. Condition 2: psychological distress. Condition 3: symptoms related to sleep disturbances. Condition 4: coping strategies. Condition 5: quality of life. Other reactions to severe stress Elaboration of physical symptoms for psychological reasons Disorders of the sleep-wake schedule / Delayed sleep phase syndrome / Irregular sleep-wake pattern Reaction to severe stress, unspecified Other specified problems related to upbringing

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intervention group 1 on which cognitive behavioral therapy is implemented. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Intervention group 2, on which emotion-oriented thera

Sponsors

Neyshabour University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years Having at least a diploma Having a caregiver role for a person with cancer (usually as a family member or close friend) Caring for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer for at least one year The cancer must be of an advanced type as diagnosed by the doctor Informed consent to receive medical services Regular participation in therapy sessions (cognitive behavioral therapy and emotion-oriented therapy) according to protocol therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having severe cognitive and personality disorders and taking psychiatric drugs Drug abuse Simultaneous participation in other psychological interventions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Bereavement score in the Caregiver Anticipatory Assessment Scale. Timepoint: Bereavement measurement is done at the beginning of the study and before the start of therapeutic interventions and then at the end of the treatment sessions, which are 8 sessions in one treatment and 10 sessions in the other treatment, and the measurement is done in the follow-up sessions with an interval of two months after the end of the treatment. will be. Method of measurement: Caregiver Anticipatory Grief Assessment Scale.;The score of coping strategies in the Jalovis coping scale questionnaire. Timepoint: Coping strategies are carried out at the beginning of the study and before the start of therapeutic interventions and then at the end of the treatment sessions, which are 8 sessions in one treatment and 10 sessions in the other treatment, and the measurement is done in the follow-up sessions with an interval of two months after the end of the treatment. will be. Method of measurement: Jallowis coping questionnaire.;Quality of life score in the quality of life questionnaire. Timepoint: The quality of life is measured at the beginning of the study and before the start of treatment interventions and then at the end of the treatment sessions, which are 8 sessions in one treatment and 10 sessions in the other treatment, and the measurement is done in the follow-up sessions with an interval of two months after the end of the treatment. to be. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire.;The score of psychological disturbances in Wechsler's standard psychological distress questionnaire form 10 questions. Timepoint: Psychological disturbances. Method of measurement: Wechsler psychological distress scale.;The score of symptoms related to sleep disturbances in the Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire. Timepoint: Symptoms related to sleep disturbances are measured at the beginning of the study and before the start of therapeutic interventions, and then at the end of the treatment sessions,

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactArezoo Habibi

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

arezoo.habibi051@gmail.com+98 51 3882 9543

Outcome results

None listed

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