A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Breast Cancer Patients
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- Conditions
- Breast Cancer.Malignant neoplasm of breast
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230303057600N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 45
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
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method