Acceptance and commitment therapy in adult cancer survivors: a systematic review and conceptual model.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

People with cancer experience significant physical and psychological symptoms, during as well as after primary treatment. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a psychological intervention, reduces both types of symptoms among individuals with chronic pain and emotional distress. Due to the unique challenges of cancer survivorship, this systematic review critically evaluates and synthesizes the literature on the context, mechanisms, and effect of ACT among adult cancer survivors.

Methods

Articles were retrieved from the CINAHL, MEDLINE via Ovid, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases. Selected grey literature portals, clinical trial registries, and conference proceedings were also searched. The NIH tools were used to asses

SUBMITTER: Mathew A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10960234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature