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Title: | Stress Management or Post-traumatic Growth Facilitation to Diminish Distress in Cancer Survivors? A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Author: | Ochoa Arnedo, Cristian Casellas-Grau, Anna Lleras de Frutos, María Medina Alcaraz, Juan Carlos Vives Brosa, Jaume |
Keywords: | Trastorn per estrès posttraumàtic Càncer Psicoteràpia Assaigs clínics Post-traumatic stress disorder Cancer Psychotherapy Clinical trials |
Issue Date: | 13-May-2020 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Abstract: | This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) and positive psychotherapy in cancer (PPC) to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and distress, and to promote post-traumatic growth (PTG) in cancer survivors. Participants were 140 adult women randomly allocated to CBSM (n = 73) or PPC (n = 67). PTSS, distress, and PTG were assessed at pre- and post-intervention, and at 3- and 12-month follow-ups. Analysis showed PPC was more effective in decreasing PTSS (b = -7.61, p < .001) and distress (b = -3.66; p < .001) than CBSM, but neither therapy significantly increased PTG (b = 0.77, p = .76). The relational veracity of PTG and its role predicting reduced PTSS was observed only in the PPC arm. In conclusion, PPC appears to be a valid therapeutic option for assimilating and accommodating the experience of cancer after treatment completion. |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1765005 |
It is part of: | Journal Of Positive Psychology, 2020, vol. 16, num. 6, p. 715-725 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/182391 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2020.1765005 |
ISSN: | 1743-9760 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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