A qualitative study on experience of acceptance and commitment therapy in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20230521-01997
- VernacularTitle:肿瘤放疗患者参加接纳承诺疗法体验的质性研究
- Author:
Fei QIN
1
;
Yu ZHU
;
Lijuan ZHANG
;
Ziying WANG
;
Hongwei WAN
Author Information
1. 上海市质子重离子医院护理部 上海市放射肿瘤学重点实验室 上海质子重离子放射治疗工程技术研究中心，上海 201315
- Keywords:
Neoplasms;
Radiotherapy;
Acceptance and commitment therapy;
Psychological experience;
Qualitative study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2024;30(1):21-27
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the psychological experience of tumor radiotherapy patients after participating in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and to provide reference and supplement for the development of ACT psychological intervention plans for tumor radiotherapy patients.Methods:This study was a qualitative study. Using the purposive sampling method, a total of 17 tumor radiotherapy patients treated at Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center from January to March 2023 were selected as the research objects. Phenomenological research method was used to conduct semi-structured in-depth interviews with patients, and the interview data were analyzed by Colaizzi 7-step analysis method.Results:Three themes were extracted, namely, positive physical and mental experience (including improving physical symptoms, relieving negative emotions and cooperating with particle therapy), gaining personal growth (including learning flexible and varied psychological coping strategies, gaining mutual help and friendship, feeling valuable family affection and drawing a better future life) and recommendations for optimizing the ACT intervention program (including building teams according to the patients' conditions, increasing the frequency of activities, trying to experience relief exercises outdoors and increasing the continuity of the intervention program) .Conclusions:ACT can help cancer radiotherapy patients improve their physical and mental health, cope with psychological problems, so that patients can face the disease, treatment and life more positively.
