Background & aim: Cancer is one of the incurable diseases in which in addition to drug and medical treatment, psychological interventions are also effective in reducing its psychological consequences. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the comparison of the effectiveness of therapy based on cognitive-behavioral hypnosis and mindfulness-based therapy on the dimensions of fear of recurrence in women with breast cancer. Methods:The present study was a quasi-experimental study using a pretest-posttest method with a control group, which was conducted in 2016-2017. The statistical population of the study was women with breast cancer who referred to medical centers in Gorgan. The sample size was according to the test power (0.80), the effect size (0.50) and the confidence level (0.05) according to the Cohen table for the sample group (15 people). 45 people were selected according to the entry criteria. After selecting the prototype group; It was randomly divided into three groups of 15 and then by random assignment of two groups was considered as an intervention group and the other group as a control group and the research tool was the fear of recurrence questionnaire. The intervention groups underwent group training on cognitive-behavioral hypnosis and group therapy on mindfulness. The collected data were analyzed using analysis of variance, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Levin and post hoc tests. Results:The results of analysis of variance indicated that interventions based on cognitivebehavioral hypnosis and mindfulness based therapy had a significant effect on reducing the fear of recurrence. The results of a positive post hoc comparison test correspondingly indicated that cognitive-behavioral hypnosis intervention was more effective in reducing fear of recurrence. Conclusion:According to the results of the study, the fear of recurrence of the disease in cancer patients under the influence of cognitive-behavioral hypnosis treatment has improved. Consequently, the use of this treatment protocol is recommended for cancer patients.
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