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Effectiveness of therapy group in women with localized breast cancer
Ascensión Bellver-Pérez1, Cristina Peris-Juan2, Ana Santaballa-Beltrán3
1Hospital Pare Jofre Valencia and Departament Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractaments Psicològics. Universitat de València, Spain.
Background/Objective:
Breast cancer causes high levels of anxiety and depression, deteriorating quality of life of patients. Several studies have found that group therapy reduces depression and anxiety also improves the quality of life. The aim of this study is to analyze group therapy effectiveness in emotional state and quality of life in women with breast cancer after finalized medical treatments.
Method:
Participants in this study were 100 adult women diagnosed of breast cancer non-mestastasic and were divided into two types of intervention groups (Self-esteem-Social Skills and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy). Evaluation instruments were questionnaire Functional Assessment of Breast-cancer Therapy (FACT-B) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Results:
A statistically significant effect of group therapy in reducing anxiety and depression were observed. Quality of life and emotional well-being significantly improved. These effects remain three months after intervention.
Conclusions:
The results show that the psychological intervention group is efficient to improve emotional state and quality of life of women with breast cancer.
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