title: The Potential Utility of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Reducing Stress and Improving Wellbeing in Cancer Patients in Kolkata.
abstract: As soon as a patient comes to know that he/she has cancer, the stress starts and psychological intervention is required. The authors assessed how well a cancer patient can manage stress over the course of the psychological intervention. Data was collected among 107 patients during pre and post intervention and at 2 months follow-up. Intervention was required to measures include acceptance of the disease, managing stress, well -being, and meaning of life. Finally, effects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) were defined in acceptance measured in terms of a significant difference between pre and post intervention scores in the meaning of life and the acceptance level. This acceptance and commitment therapy can be an effective intervention approach for cancer patients that increases acceptance regarding disease and simultaneously leads to improvement in the meaning of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Netaji Subhas Bose National Cancer Research Institute, Kolkata, 16A Park Lane, Kolkata, 700016, India. arunima.datta8@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Arunima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bijoykrishna Girls' College, Howrah, India.
authors.forename: Chandana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aditya
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Netaji Subhas Bose National Cancer Research Institute, Kolkata, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Netaji Subhas Bose National Cancer Research Institute, Kolkata, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Priyabrata
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Netaji Subhas Bose National Cancer Research Institute, Kolkata, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Ashis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
mesh_terms: D064869:Acceptance and Commitment Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Acceptance and commitment; Meaningful life; Mindfulness; Quality of life; Stress