SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2023
Acceptance and commitment therapy reduces psychological distress in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Optimal and Minimal Doses of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Psychological Distress: A Meta-Analysis, Meta-Regression, and Subgroup Analysis of Controlled Trials.Administration and policy in mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on negative emotions, automatic thoughts and psychological flexibility for depression and its acceptability: a meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Comparison Between Patients Treated With Curative Intent and Patients With Advanced Cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2025Trial
- Feasibility of an ACT-based group intervention for Malaysian breast cancer survivors with chronic pain.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Trial
- Exploring the Impact of Pain Intensity, Acceptance, and Catastrophizing on Psychological Distress in Cancer Patients.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Article
- Early post-operative changes in quality of life and psychological symptoms after breast cancer surgery: the role of perceived pain, upper limb disability, and disease acceptance.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Observational
- Beta Testing an mHealth Symptom Management Intervention for People With Advanced Cancer: Single-Cohort Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR cancer · 2026Article
- Development and Pilot Testing of a Mobile App Psychosocial Intervention for Psychological Distress in Individuals with Glaucoma.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
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- Psychological Flexibility and Mental Health: Theoretical Foundations, Empirical Support, and Applications Across Clinical Contexts.Psychology research and behavior management · 2026Review
- Analysis of Latent Profiles and Influencing Factors of Patient Activation Among Colorectal Cancer Patients with an Enterostomy.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Enhancing Well-Being in Cancer Survivors Through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Cureus · 2025Article
- Adapting an in-person acceptance and commitment therapy-based psychological intervention for fear of cancer recurrence into a digital format: a real-world evaluation during the COVID-19 pandemic.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- The role of psychological flexibility in relation to health outcomes in people in remission from cancer.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Mental Comorbidity and Psychosocial Care in Patients with Cancer.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
- The Interplay of Chronic Stress and Cancer: Pathophysiology and Implications for Integrated Care.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
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- The effect of music-supported acceptance and commitment therapy on perceived stress and pain in cancer patients.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
- How mindfulness and coping styles shape anxiety and depression in metastatic gastrointestinal cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A mixed method feasibility and acceptability study of a flexible intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy for patients with cancer.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the clinical efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in patients with cancer and psychological distress. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from seven English electronic databases were systematically investigated from inception to 3 October 2023. A total of 16 RCTs from 6 countries with 711 participants were included in this study. Estimated pooled effect sizes (ESs) were calculated via inverse-variance random-effects or fixed-effects (I Results: The pooled ESs revealed that statistically significant improvements in anxiety [postintervention SMD = -0.41 (95% confidence interval (CI), -0.71, -0.11); Conclusion: The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that ACT is associated with improvements in anxiety, depression, and psychological flexibility in patients with cancer. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022320515.
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