A Randomized Controlled Trial of Natural Psychotherapy for Intervening Negative Emotions in 100 Breast Cancer Patients
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
200
A short-term psychological intervention of natural psychotherapy will be conducted for breast cancer patients over a five-week period, using a hybrid online and offline format. The first intervention session will be delivered offline, followed by online video-based sessions thereafter.
This intervention (routine psychotherapy plus breast cancer popular science materials) is used in control group studies for data comparison purposes, serving as a baseline to evaluate the efficacy of the experimental intervention
San Huan Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
SAS score
Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) Score range: The total score ranges from 20 to 80 after standard conversion. Interpretation of scores: Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms; conversely, lower scores reflect milder or no anxiety symptoms.
Time frame: 5 weeks
SDS score
Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) Score range: The total score ranges from 20 to 80 after standard conversion. Interpretation of scores: Higher scores represent more severe depressive symptoms; on the contrary, lower scores mean less severe or no depressive symptoms.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Ruminative Response Scale
Ruminative Response Scale Score Range: Total scores range from 22 to 88 Score Interpretation: Higher scores indicate more frequent and severe ruminative thinking patterns, which are associated with increased risk of negative emotional states such as depression and anxiety.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale Score Range: Total scores range from 0 to 100 Score Interpretation: Higher scores reflect greater psychological resilience, meaning better ability to cope with adversity, stress, and trauma.
Time frame: 5 weeks
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B)
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Score Range: Total scores range from 0 to 144 Score Interpretation: Higher scores represent better health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients, covering physical well-being, social/family well-being, emotional well-being, and functional well-being specific to breast cancer.
Time frame: 5 weeks
ACC score
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Acceptance and Commitment Questionnaire Score Range: Total scores range from 7 to 49 Interpretation: Higher scores indicate lower psychological flexibility
Time frame: 5 weeks