Spanish Adaptation of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Participants With Cancer: Study Protocol of a Randomized Control Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) is effective in improving meaning in life, hope, optimism, self-efficacy, well-being, and quality of life, and in reducing stress in people with cancer. However, all the studies on the application of MCP in cancer patients have been carried out in Anglo-Saxon samples. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt and verify the efficacy of MCP in populations that speak languages other than English, such as Spanish. Moreover, to expand the data supporting the efficacy of MCP for cancer patients, it would be necessary to compare MCP to other active therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

Methods

The aims of the proposed study are: the first objective is to verify the efficacy of the MCP intervention for Spanish participants w

SUBMITTER: Marco JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9301386 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature