Effectiveness of Group Logotherapy on Depression and anxiety In Patients With Cancer: A Clinical Trial Study

Heshmati, Rasoul; Heidary, Maedeh; Adl, Farzad Hami

doi:10.52547/nkums.10.2.79

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“…Combining the therapeutic components of logotherapy with the components of group therapy may therefore create a unique fusion. 33 Determining the effectiveness of such a process on the death anxiety and existential loneliness of these patients needs to be investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the effect of group logotherapy on death anxiety and existential loneliness in patients with advanced cancer.…”

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“…Being in a group leads to a sense of group cohesion, sharing in problems caused by illness, and group empathy. Combining the therapeutic components of logotherapy with the components of group therapy may therefore create a unique fusion 33 . Determining the effectiveness of such a process on the death anxiety and existential loneliness of these patients needs to be investigated.…”

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Effect of Group Logotherapy on Anxiety About Death and Existential Loneliness in Patients With Advanced Cancer

2022

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BackgroundAlthough logotherapy has been shown to relieve other psychological symptoms of patients with cancer, no studies have specifically investigated the effect of logotherapy on anxiety about death and existential loneliness in these patients.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the effect of group logotherapy on anxiety about death and existential loneliness in patients with advanced cancer.MethodsSixty-three patients who were in the advanced stage of cancer were recruited from 2 hospital oncology services and were randomly assigned to either experimental (n = 31) or control group (n = 32). The intervention group received 10 weekly 2-hour group logotherapy. Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale and ELQ were completed pre- and posttreatment.ResultsA 2 × 2 mixed analysis of variance was used to determine the effect of the treatment on each of the dependent variables. The analyses revealed that patients in the logotherapy group reported a significant decrease in anxiety about death and existential loneliness after (vs before) the treatment. No significant decreases were observed in the waitlist control group.ConclusionsThese results have implications for treating death anxiety and feelings of existential loneliness among patients with advanced cancer. They suggest that group logotherapy is highly effective in reducing these existential concerns. Limitations and avenues for future research are discussed.Implications for PracticeThe study emphasizes that group logotherapy can be considered in oncology care programs by healthcare professionals and in educational curriculums and is suggested for use among caregivers and patients with advanced cancer.

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confidence: 99%