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Avicenna J Neuro Psycho Physiology 2025, 12(4): 201-207 |
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Fereydoon Bagheri Khatoonabadi1 
, Farahnaz Meschi2 , Mona Darya Afzoon1 , Alireza Shokrgozar1 , Fatemeh Mohammadi Shirmahaleh1
, Farahnaz Meschi2 , Mona Darya Afzoon1 , Alireza Shokrgozar1 , Fatemeh Mohammadi Shirmahaleh1
1- Department of Health and Clinical Psychology, Ka. C., Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2- Department of Health and Clinical Psychology, Ka. C., Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran ,farahnaz@iau.ac.ir
2- Department of Health and Clinical Psychology, Ka. C., Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran ,
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Background and Objective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological hardiness in patients with leukemia.
Materials and Methods: The research method followed a semi-experimental, pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a follow-up stage. The statistical population of the study included all patients with chronic lymphocytic and myeloid leukemia who visited the Chemotherapy Clinic of Rajaei Hospital, Karaj, Dr. Asadi Oncology Clinic, and Karaj’s Mehr Soheila Cancer Charity Institute, in 2024. From which, 45 participants were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to three groups, namely, cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and the control group. Participants answered a psychological hardiness questionnaire for pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. Therapeutic interventions included 10 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol and eight sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy protocol, implemented as group activities. Data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance.
Results: The findings showed that, compared with the control group, both therapeutic interventions improved patients' psychological hardiness at the post-test phase, and this effect was maintained at the follow-up stage.
Conclusions: Based on the findings obtained, both cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy are effective interventions for improving the psychological well-being of patients' with leukemia.
Materials and Methods: The research method followed a semi-experimental, pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a follow-up stage. The statistical population of the study included all patients with chronic lymphocytic and myeloid leukemia who visited the Chemotherapy Clinic of Rajaei Hospital, Karaj, Dr. Asadi Oncology Clinic, and Karaj’s Mehr Soheila Cancer Charity Institute, in 2024. From which, 45 participants were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to three groups, namely, cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and the control group. Participants answered a psychological hardiness questionnaire for pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. Therapeutic interventions included 10 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol and eight sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy protocol, implemented as group activities. Data were analyzed using mixed analysis of variance.
Results: The findings showed that, compared with the control group, both therapeutic interventions improved patients' psychological hardiness at the post-test phase, and this effect was maintained at the follow-up stage.
Conclusions: Based on the findings obtained, both cognitive-behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy are effective interventions for improving the psychological well-being of patients' with leukemia.
Keywords: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Leukemia, Psychological Hardiness
Article Type: Research Article |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology
Received: 2026/01/2 | Accepted: 2026/02/14 | Published: 2026/05/15
Received: 2026/01/2 | Accepted: 2026/02/14 | Published: 2026/05/15
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