Analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of mindfulness training on life expectancy of patients with breast cancer
Subject Areas : Social Science Quarterly
1 - Department of psychology, college of human sciences,Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad university, Borujerd,Iran
Keywords: rumination, breast cancer, Sleep Quality, mindfulness,
Abstract :
Breast cancer is the most psychologically effective cancer among women. This malignancy accounts for about 33% of all cancers in women and its prevalence in the general population in different countries of the world is estimated between 8% and 10%. One of the psychological characteristics of breast cancer patients that can be affected by their conditions and problems is rumination and sleep quality of patients. Sleep problems in breast cancer patients are as important as anemia or metabolic disorders. Research shows that women with breast cancer suffer from sleep problems, and most of them use sleeping pills. As a result, it is very important to study the treatments of the third generation and their impact on these people, and due to the problems of these people, to try to help improve the quality of life of these people with the help of psychological therapies so that Help improve the sleep quality of these people. This is a descriptive quasi-experimental study and the statistical population of the study was all people with breast cancer in Khorramabad who were selected by available sampling method and 40 were randomly divided into experimental and control groups and the experimental group They were trained in behavioral methodology for eight weeks. The data were then analyzed through SPSS program. The results indicate that mindfulness reduced rumination in patients with breast cancer.
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