Background and purpose: The aim of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of compassion hypnotherapy and treatment based on commitment and acceptance on depression symptoms in patients with breast cancer in Yasouj city. Hypnotherapy is an efficient and effective way to treat various psychological diseases and disorders. On the other hand, breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in societies, which is known as the second cause of cancer-related deaths in women.
Research method: In this research, the research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with two experimental groups and a control group. Its statistical population included all women with breast cancer referred to Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Yasuj city in 1401-1402. Available sampling method was used to select the women of the sample group. Beck's depression scale (1996) was used in this research. The information obtained by SPSS-26 software was analyzed at two descriptive and inferential levels. At the descriptive level, frequency distribution, mean and standard deviation were calculated, and at the level of inferential statistics, the statistical method of analysis of covariance (Ancova) and Benferroni test were used.
Findings: The results comparing the effectiveness of two methods of compassion hypnotherapy with commitment and acceptance therapy on depression symptoms in breast cancer patients showed that both methods had a significant difference compared to the control group, but there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the post-test of depression symptoms. Among women with breast cancer, there is no treatment in two groups. Therefore, it can be said that there is no significant difference between the two methods of hypnotherapy based on compassion and treatment based on commitment and acceptance on depression symptoms of women with breast cancer. (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Breast cancer is one of the most aggressive tumors and is the main cause of cancer death in women. Therefore, early diagnosis and foreknowledge has become necessary to increase survival and reduce mortality among patients. Therefore, according to the results of this research, counseling centers can improve the mental status of cancer patients by using two methods of hypnotherapy based on Use compassion with commitment and acceptance therapy.
Keywords: hypnotherapy based on compassion, breast cancer depression, Yasouj city.
Javid M A, Malek Zadeh M, maredpour A. Comparing the effectiveness of compassion-based hypnotherapy and commitment and acceptance therapy on depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients. armaghanj 2025; 30 (2) URL: http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-3662-en.html