Effects of 1 0-week group psychotherapy on mood and quality of life in patients with early and mid-term colorectal cancer
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2015.07.003
- VernacularTitle:早中期结直肠癌患者情绪及生活质量的10周团体心理治疗
- Author:
Ming YI
;
Ying PANG
;
Lili TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
colorectal cancer;
group psychotherapy;
mood;
quality of life;
controlled studies
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2015;(7):491-496
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To determine if a group psychotherapy programme offers significant benefits to psycho-logical wellbeing for early and mid-term colorectal cancer patients compared to control group.Methods:Totally 67 patients previously diagnosed with colorectal cancer who participated in this study,34 patients accepted an invitation to join the intervention group,received 10 consecutive,weekly sessions group psychotherapy,and 33 patients served as control subject with usual care only.All participants were assessed at baseline and post-therapy (week 10 follow-ing enrollment or equivalent ).Assessment comprised self-completed Cancer Quality-of-life Core Questionnaire (QLQ-C30),Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS)and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS).Results:At baseline, 67participants completed questionnaires,and 60 questionnaires returned at post-therapy,from 30 intervention group participants and 30 control group participants.Baseline scores for SAS and SDS were higher in intervention than control group[(42.0 ±7.7)vs.(36.0 ±6.8),(44.4 ±11.5)vs. (38.7 ±9.0),Ps <0.05],while other itemswere not differ(Ps>0.05 ).Post-therapy,intervention group participants reported significantly scores for anxiety, depression and fatigue compared with controlled group.In the comparison of before-post difference between inter-vention and controlled group,the difference of SAS score,SDS score,role function score and fatigue score showed significant discrepancy,intervention group improve significantly (Ps <0.05 ).Conclusion:Group psychotherapy could improve anxiety and depression,for colorectal cancer patients,and may help to improve quality of life,possi-bly through improving role function and decreasing fatigue symptoms.
