Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review

T Gibson Watt, D Gillanders, JA Spiller… - Palliative …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: People with an advanced progressive illness and their caregivers frequently
experience anxiety, uncertainty and anticipatory grief. Traditional approaches to address …

A Review of Research on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

MP Twohig, LK Capel, ME Levin - Psychiatric Clinics, 2024 - psych.theclinics.com
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a form of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
that came out of behavior analysis and its work in language and cognition. ACT is a …

'Life became slow down': A descriptive qualitative study of the experiences of cancer-related fatigue amongst people with advanced lung cancer

H Li, MSN Ng, X Jin, CL Wong - Palliative medicine, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Cancer-related fatigue is a complex multidimensional concept. However, little
is known about the experience of cancer-related fatigue in people with advanced lung …

Greater fertility distress and avoidance relate to poorer decision making about family building after cancer among adolescent and young adult female survivors

C Benedict, J Stal, A Davis, A Zeidman… - Psycho …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many adolescent and young adult female (AYA‐F) cancer survivors face
decisions about family building using reproductive medicine or adoption to achieve …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on psychological and physical outcomes among cancer patients and survivors: An umbrella review

C Sauer, A Haussmann, G Weissflog - Journal of Contextual Behavioral …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a promising approach
in psycho-oncology that has led to an increasing number of studies and reviews. This …

Acceptance and commitment therapy reduces psychological distress in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

X Jiang, J Sun, R Song, Y Wang, J Li, R Shi - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the clinical efficacy of
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in patients with cancer and psychological …

[HTML][HTML] Pilot Evaluation of a Self-help ACT Intervention for Palliative Care Patients

CL Martin, KI Pakenham - Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of a brief (four-week) predominantly self-
help acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention (“Full Palliative Living”) in …

Cognitive‐behavioral and mindfulness‐based interventions for distress in patients with advanced cancer: A meta‐analysis

E Krueger, E Secinti, JC Stewart, KL Rand… - Psycho …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Various psychosocial interventions have been developed to reduce distress and
improve quality of life (QoL) in patients with advanced cancer, many of which are traditional …

Acceptance and commitment therapy adapted for women with infertility: a pilot study of the Infertility ACTion program

AA Balsom, B Klest, B Sander, JL Gordon - Reproductive Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Approximately one in six couples are currently infertile, defined as unable to
achieve pregnancy despite 12 or more months of active attempts to conceive. Experiencing …

Integrative model for self-perception of well-being in cancer

J Martinez-Calderon, MJ Casuso-Holgado… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Continual illness uncertainty can affect how people perceive and interpret their well-
being. Some cognitive and spiritual factors may be involved in the management of disruptive …