Comparing the efficacy of acceptance and commitment training and groups training of couples coping skills enhancement on body dysmorphic and subjective well-being in women with breast cancer

Breast cancer and its surgery can lead to conflicting psychological conditions. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment training and Groups Training of Couples Coping Skills Enhancement on body dysmorphic and Subjective Well-Being in women with breast cancer. This study was a semi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test and control groups with 3 months follow-up. The study population consisted of female patients with breast cancer who referred to Isfahan's Seyed Alshohada Hospital in 2017. Among them, 45 volunteers were selected through Purposive sampling after checking the inclusion criteria and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Experimental groups were treated for 90 minutes in 9 sessions while the control group did not reseive any treatment. The data were collected using Littleton et al Body Image Concern Inventory (2005) and Keez and Magharmo Subject Well-Being Scale (2003). The results of repeated measurements analysis showed that there was a significant difference in body dysmorphic and subjective Well-Being between experimental groups and control group. Moreover Acceptance and Commitment training was more effective than Training of Couples Coping Skills Enhancement on mental well-being (p<0.05). Findings indicate that Acceptance and Commitment training results in achievement of effective strategies for management of emotions, negative emotions, and committed action, and Training couple skills can lead to the improvement of the ability to manage disease-caused stress. The mentioned interventions not only could reduce body dysmorphic symptoms, but also could improve the Subjective Well-Being in women with breast cancer.