Condition 1: Breast cancer and colon cancer. Condition 2: Colon cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast Malignant neoplasm of colon
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention Group: The psychological intervention will include teaching and practicing psycho-social skills for the patients in the intervention group (15 patients with breast and col
Sponsors
Islamic Azad University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Not participating in psycho-social skills sessions The informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The presence of chronic physical and mental illnesses (based on medical history assessment and clinical interview) Taking psychiatric, psychotropic, or addictive drugs (through participant self-report and a review of medical records) Concurrent psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy by these interventions (through questioning the participants and reviewing their medical records) Absence from more than 2 sessions (based on presence records) Not participating or participants’ remorse (based on direct observation of participants' behavior and reports provided by the therapist).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment Adherence Score. Timepoint: Per-intervention, post-test and a two-month after intervention. Method of measurement: Treatment adherence (Morisky, Ang, and Wood (2008)) scales.;Optimism Score. Timepoint: Per-intervention, post-test and a two-month after intervention. Method of measurement: Optimism Questionnaire (Scheier and Carver, 1985). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactOzra ghaffari nouran
Islamic Azad University
Outcome results
None listed