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The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy on cancer recurrence fears in patients with relapses from oral cancer

APA Citation

Arylbow, R., Liu, J., & Wang, Q. (2019). The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy on cancer recurrence fears in patients with relapses from oral cancer. Journal of Nursing Science, 34 (16).

Publication Topic
ACT: Empirical
Publication Type
Article
RCT
Language
Chinese Simplified
English
Keyword(s)
oral cancer; fear of cancer recurrence; Acceptance Commitment Therapy; experiential avoidance; Anxiety; psychological interventions; 口腔癌; 癌症复发恐惧; 接纳承诺疗法; 经验性回避; 焦虑; 心理干预;
Abstract

Objective

To investigate the effect of acceptance commitment therapy in reducing the fear of cancer recurrence in patients with oral cancer recurrence. 

Methods

A total of 63 patients with oral cancer recurrence were divided into control group (32 cases) and intervention group (31 cases) according to the length of hospitalization. The control group received routine nursing, and the intervention group constructed and gave the fear of cancer recurrence to patients with oral cancer recurrence on the basis of the control group based on the theory of acceptance commitment therapy. 

Results

After intervention, the scores of the Fear Disease Progression Simplified Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, and Anxiety Self-Rating Scale in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group (all P<0.01). 

Conclusions

The application of acceptance-commitment therapy intervention program is beneficial to reduce the fear of cancer recurrence in patients with oral cancer recurrence. 

 

 

目的探讨接纳承诺疗法降低口腔癌复发患者癌症复发恐惧情绪的效果。方法将63例口腔癌复发患者按照住院时间分为对照组32例和干预组31例。对照组接受常规护理,干预组在对照组的基础上以接纳承诺疗法为理论基础,构建并给予口腔癌复发患者癌症复发恐惧的接纳承诺疗法干预方案。结果干预后,干预组恐惧疾病进展简化量表、接纳与行动问卷、焦虑自评量表得分显著低于对照组(均P<0.01)。结论应用接纳承诺疗法干预方案有利于降低口腔癌复发患者癌症复发恐惧情绪。