Comparing efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy & motivational interviewing on adherence to treatment in women with breast cancer

Adherence to treatment as a public health issue is critical in the treatment of chronic illnesses. therapies Studies have reported on the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy to improvement adherence to treatment, also, motivational interviewing by empowering effect on this behavior. However, compares the effect these in women with breast cancer has been overlooked.

the aim of this syudy is to compare the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy & motivational interviewing on adherence to treatment in women with breast cancer.

Research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post- test, three-month follow-up with control group. The statistical population consist of all patients (30-50) suffering from breast cancer and applied to Firoozgar Hospital located in Tehran City in 1401 years and operate by mastectomy surgery. Sampling method was Convenience Sampling. 45 available patients selected (fifteen in each experimental group) and replaced randomly in experimental group1 (acceptance and commitment therapy) and experimental group2 (motivational interviewing). Fifteen other patients placed in control group and did not receive any training. The adherence to treatment Inventory (Modanloo, 2013) was administered pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Packages were the training packages were ACT package (Dall et al, 2017) and motivational interviewing package (Miller & Rollnick, 2012). Both applied on experimental groups (sixty minutes each session) weekly and the control group did not receive any training. The data analyzed by mixed analysis variance.

Results showed that both of ACT & motivational interviewing were affected the same on increasing to adherence to treatment (p<0.001). Three- month follow-up confirmed these results. Use to ACT & motivational interviewing (especially ACT) can to increase to adherence to treatment in women with breast cancer.

ACT & motivational interviewing (especially ACT) affective to raise the adherence to treatment and is necessary for using from these methods to improve therapy of these women with breast cancer and these components affective to raise the health of these patients