مقایسه اثر بخشی درمان شناختی-رفتاری و معنادرمانی به شیوه گروهی بر کاهش استرس ادراک شده و ارتقای معنای زندگی در بیماران دارای سرطان پستان.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Iranian women. Comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy and group therapy in reducing perceived stress and improving the meaning of life in patients with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pretest, posttest design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of 30 patients referred to the oncology radiotherapy ward of Imam Reza (AS) Hospital in Kermanshah who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly in the control group (10 people), the first experimental group (10 people), the second experiment. (10 people) were appointed. The instruments are: cognitive-behavioral group therapy sessions and meaning therapy and Cohen's perceived stress scale and meaning of life scale. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and LSD post hoc test. Results: The results showed that cognitive-behavioral and semantic therapies were significant on the mean scores of perceived stress variables and meaning in life in the post-test of the experimental group. Conclusion: These two treatments were useful interventions to reduce perceived stress and increase the meaning of life in breast cancer patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]