Transdiagnostic Unified Protocol for Women with Breast Cancer: A Preliminary Study
Int. j. psychol. psychol. ther. (Ed. impr.)
; 24(1): 99-107, Mar. 2024.
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em Inglês
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| ID: ibc-230861
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Localização: ES15.1 - BNCS
ABSTRACT
This article aimed to explore the feasibility and clinical utility of the online Unified Protocol to improve emotional regulation with women diagnosed with breast cancer. Method. Research with a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive, and interactive approach, with a quasi-experimental design, pre-posttest for paired samples. Nine women with an average age of 53 years (SD= 9.5; range from 41 to 71) participated in a psychological intervention of 12 weekly 90-minute sessions. A statistically significant change (p < 0.05) between pre and post-test measurements in Anxiety (t= 2.777; p=.024), Quality of life (Z= -2.670; p=.008), Optimism (t= -2.785; p= .024) and Positive Affect (t= -3.834; p=.005) were found. The size of the effect was moderate in Optimism and big in Anxiety, Quality of life and Positive Affect. High levels of treatment satisfaction were found. The intervention was useful to improve the emotional regulation of women with a medical condition in a pandemic context. (AU)
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Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Qualidade de Vida
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Satisfação do Paciente
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Otimismo
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Int. j. psychol. psychol. ther. (Ed. impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Cádiz/España