학술논문
Solution-focused brief therapy for adolescent and young adult cancer patients in China: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
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Article
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Subject
*TUMOR treatment
*ANXIETY treatment
*BRIEF psychotherapy
*PILOT projects
*CANCER patient psychology
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*HOPE
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*STRESS management
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*ANALYSIS of covariance
*MENTAL depression
*STATISTICAL sampling
*BRIEF Symptom Inventory
*CONTROL groups
*EMOTIONS
*PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
*EVALUATION
TUMORS & psychology
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0734-7332
Abstract
Objective: This pilot clinical trial investigated solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for psychological distress among adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer in China. Methods: Fifty Chinese AYA patients diagnosed with cancer were randomized into the treatment group (SFBT) and control group (active control). Psychological distress was measured by the brief symptom inventory and hope was measured by the Herth-Hope-Index. Treatment effects were analyzed using analysis-of-covariance and between-group small-sample-size corrected Hedges' g. Results: The results indicated that SFBT resulted in a significant reduction in the psychological distress and improvement in hope of AYA patients with cancer. Analyses of the 4-week posttreatment score suggest the short-term sustainability of SFBT for psychological distress among AYAs diagnosed with cancer. Conclusions and Implications. This study has demonstrated that SFBT's impact is statistically significant and clinically meaningful. The inclusion of positive emotions, i.e., hope, as part of the investigation also highlighted the significance of promoting positive emotions among AYA patients with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]