Acromegaly and Giant Pituitary
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 10 patients with agromegaly were followed in 12 weekly sessions of psychotherapy in a group focused on the improvement of quality of life. The steps included the evaluation of diff
decision-making for quality of life
weekly monitoring of planned activities
the daily launch of healthy behaviors
the approach of difficulties - depression, insomnia, social interaction ability and body image
cognitive preparation for behavioral experiments
the use of images and metaphors in cognitive therapy
the construction of reflection thinking and coping cards and the evaluation of the results of group intervention. Control group: 13 patients with agromegaly received the same treatment protocol that i
Behavioural
Sponsors
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade de Brasília
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade de Brasília
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The criteria for inclusion in the group are patients with acromegaly in ambulatory follow-up, of both gender, aged between 18 and 70 years, with intellectual capacity to follow the intervention and who agree to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are criteria for excluding the sample: suicide risk; absence of commitment to the fulfillment of written tasks and being accompanied in therapy. Sample participants shall be considered as sample loss if they are absent, not justified, for two consecutive sessions or for three alternating sessions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It was expected that the patients in the intervention group had an increase in quality of life indexes, evaluated by SF36, in comparison with the beginning of the study and in relation to the control group. Immediately after the end of the intervention and that it remains the best in the evaluation of 9 months.;There was an improvement in the quality of life indicators related to the mental health of the intervention group, the mental health related dimension of the SF36 had an increase of 23.87% in the mean of the intervention group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLia Kunzler
Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade de Brasília
Outcome results
None listed