Effectiveness of Compassion-based Therapy on Self-Criticism and Sexual Schemas in Women with Breast Cancer

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on self-criticism and sexual schemas in women with breast cancer. Method: The method of this research was quasi-experimental using pre-test and post-test design with two experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this study included all female patients with breast cancer in Imam Khomeini Hospital (RA) who referred to this hospital in ۲۰۰۹-۲۰۱۰. According to the announced statistics, there were about ۲۵۰ people and among them using Available sampling ۳۰ people were randomly selected and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (each group consisting of ۱۵ people). Then, Thomson and Zoroff (۲۰۰۴) self-criticism questionnaires and Anderson and Siranowski (۱۹۹۴) sexual schemas were completed by both groups. The compassion-based treatment program was then administered to the experimental group. Then the questionnaires mentioned above were completed again by both groups. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version ۲۴ and analysis of covariance. Results: The findings showed that the effect of compassion-based therapy on self-criticism and sexual schemas was significant in women with breast cancer (P = ۰.۰۰۱) Conclusion: Therefore, it can be said that compassion-based therapy is one of the therapies of the third wave group of psychological therapies that has been able to improve the level of self-criticism and sexual schemas of women with breast cancer.

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Compassion-Based Therapy , Self-Criticism , Sexual Schemas , Breast Cancer , درمان مبتنی بر شفقت , خود انتقادگری , طرح واره های جنسی , سرطان سینه