scholarly journals Positive psychology interventions in patients with breast cancer

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Leal ◽  
Diana Laura Mendoza-Madero ◽  
Alberto Gómez-Zarco ◽  
Alejandra Lima-Quezada ◽  
Ana Yareli Escudero-Castelán
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Cell Reproduction ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Made In

Cancer can be defined by both accelerated cell reproduction and the damage it causes to people's health regardless of type. Breast cancer is not specifically exclusive to women, it also affects men but is less frequent, in 2018 it was reported that in Mexico two out of every 10 deaths in women were due to corresponding breast cancer in the period 2011 to 2016. The goal of this review is to publicize the effectiveness of some of the psychological intervention programs since positive psychology in patients with breast cancer. The bibliographic search was made in databases such as Redalyc, SciELO, Dialnet, PubMed and Google Academia, as inclusion criteria it was taken into account that the bibliography had a period of age not more than 10 years. and as exclusion criteria, all interventions involving girls, boys and adolescents were ruled out. The results found that interventions from positive psychology applied in patients with breast cancer mainly work on both positive and negative emotions, welfare, optimism and self-concept trying from women living in that situation, providing as results the improvement of problem solving and coping with the disease and its consequences. It was concluded by noting that cognitive behavioral psychological intervention from positive psychology effectively helps to cope with changes in an adaptive way and has adapted to the new lifestyle caused by breast cancer. It was considered important that future interventions also work with the population of men even though the sample was small because the diagnoses in them are uncommon, however it is important to know the effects of psychological intervention on them from positive psychology, and the factors that usually affect mainly during and after the disease process.

scholarly journals Exploring the clinical usefulness of an electronic diary in fibromyalgia patients: A pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-190
Author(s):  
M. Pilar Martínez ◽  
Raquel García ◽  
Ana I. Sánchez ◽  
Germán Prados ◽  
Kawtar Benghazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Latency ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Electronic Diary ◽  
Sleep Difficulty ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Pencil And Paper ◽  
And Coping

This study examines the usefulness of an electronic diary (ED) in the monitoring of clinical manifestations of fibromyalgia (FM), compared to traditional pencil-and-paper self-reports.  Fourteen women with FM completed an interview, several questionnaires, and an ED for a week (several times a day) recording pain, fatigue, sleep, difficulty in thinking, emotional distress, difficulty in daily functioning, and coping with the disease, and stress. There were no differences in the symptoms throughout the moments of the day, observing a sleep latency of 45.36 minutes and sleep duration of 6.25 hours. Significant correlations were found between ED measures depending on the time of day, and between ED measures and questionnaires. The ED showed to be useful for the evaluation of FM symptomatology, and can be a key component in psychological intervention programs.

Positive Psychology Group Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomised Trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Victoria Cerezo ◽  
Margarita Ortiz-Tallo ◽  
Violeta Cardenal ◽  
Alejandro de la Torre-Luque
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Experimental Group

This study assessed the effects of a psychological group intervention based on positive psychology in women with breast cancer. 175 women were randomly assigned either to an experimental group, receiving the 14-session intervention ( n = 87), or to a waitlist group ( n = 88) that did not receive any type of intervention. For treatment, a group intervention was applied, based on improving psychological strengths and enhancing positive psychology-based styles of coping. Strength-related outcomes, self-esteem, well-being, and happiness were assessed before and after the intervention. The experimental group showed higher scores on all of the study variables after the intervention. Participants reported improved self-esteem, emotional intelligence-related abilities, resilience, and optimism, as well as positive affectivity, well-being, and happiness. The results show a beneficial effect of this psychological intervention based on positive psychology on female breast cancer patients' psychological health.

scholarly journals Positive writing, happiness, savouring and rumination. Expansion of the positive psychology model and empirical validation of a simple positive psychological exercise via internet

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roel M Hogervorst
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
The Past ◽  
Positive Writing ◽  
Positive Valence ◽  
Effective Part ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Better Than

Positive psychology has added a new element to the growing body of scientificknowledge in the field of clinical psychology. It has already shown the value ofjoy and creativity in stress and coping. Nevertheless, until recently it was unclearwhether and how positive interventions work. In this article, a new integrativestress model is explained and tested that includes positive emotions andsavouring. Savouring is viewed as the opposite of rumination: it is “dwelling inthe positive”. Our study also tested a specific positive psychological intervention,namely positive writing. We have tried to test this intervention by replicating aseminal study about the enhancing effects of positive writing on wellbeingpublished by Seligman et al. (2005). We used two control conditions for the act ofwriting and the emotional valence of the writing topic. Participants have writtendown their experiences for one week and were followed for a month afterwards.Although we were unable to replicate the findings of Seligman et al. (2005), wedid find out that positive writing increased savouring and reduced rumination.Specifically, we found that the positive writing worked better than negativewriting or writing about the past. Our findings suggest that the positive valence ofthe intervention is the most effective part of the treatment. Our study alsosuggests that the questionnaire used to measure wellbeing, the AuthenticHappiness Index might not function well, and might need to be optimized.

scholarly journals Coping strategies and self-esteem in women with breast cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Miriam Joaquín-Mingorance ◽  
Félix Arbinaga ◽  
José Carmona-Márquez ◽  
Juan Bayo-Calero
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Breast Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
Positive Reframing ◽  
And Coping

Coping with a breast cancer diagnosis and the use of different strategies is key to overcoming this stressful situation. Various psychological variables are related to how patients cope with the disease, one of which is self-esteem. The current study analyses the how age influences patients with breast cancer in terms of the coping strategies used to deal with the disease, exploring whether self-esteem influences the use of such strategies, along with the possible interrelation between these variables. Self-esteem is studied using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale and coping strategies were assessed using the COPE-28 scale, both in their Spanish versions. The sample consisted of 121 women (with breast cancer), aged between 30 and 77 years (M = 49.33, SD = 8.90). The results indicate that active coping is the strategy with the highest score. We found significant, age-mediated relationships between self-esteem scores and active coping strategies such as positive reframing, acceptance, or use of emotional support. Knowing how to cope with the disease will help in the development of psychological interventions that improve the quality of life in these patients throughout the oncological disease process.

The effect of treatment and coping on the quality of life in breast cancer patients: a moderated mediation model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena Gutiérrez-Hermoso ◽  
Lilian Velasco-Furlong ◽  
Sofía Sánchez-Román ◽  
Elisabeth Berzal-Pérez ◽  
Natasha Alcocer-Castillejos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
Effect Of Treatment ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Pathogenesis and Potential Therapeutic Targets for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2978
Author(s):  
Chia-Jung Li ◽  
Yen-Dun Tony Tzeng ◽  
Yi-Han Chiu ◽  
Hung-Yu Lin ◽  
Ming-Feng Hou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Targeted Therapy ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Early Recurrence ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Great Progress ◽  
Low Toxicity ◽  
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Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous tumor characterized by early recurrence, high invasion, and poor prognosis. Currently, its treatment includes chemotherapy, which shows a suboptimal efficacy. However, with the increasing studies on TNBC subtypes and tumor molecular biology, great progress has been made in targeted therapy for TNBC. The new developments in the treatment of breast cancer include targeted therapy, which has the advantages of accurate positioning, high efficiency, and low toxicity, as compared to surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Given its importance as cancer treatment, we review the latest research on the subtypes of TNBC and relevant targeted therapies.

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