A systematic review of the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in chronic disease and long-term conditions

CD Graham, J Gouick, C Krahé, D Gillanders - Clinical psychology review, 2016 - Elsevier
Many have proposed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be particularly
effective for improving outcomes in chronic disease/long-term conditions, and ACT …

The efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

LG Öst - Behaviour research and therapy, 2014 - Elsevier
Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) has attracted a lot of interest during the last 10–
15 years with a strong increase of the number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The …

A meta-analysis of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for clinically relevant mental and physical health problems

JGL A-tjak, ML Davis, N Morina, MB Powers… - Psychotherapy and …, 2015 - karger.com
Background: The current study presents the results of a meta-analysis of 39 randomized
controlled trials on the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), including …

Identifying the underlying mechanisms of change during acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT): A systematic review of contemporary mediation studies

D Stockton, S Kellett, R Berrios, F Sirois… - Behavioural and …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Background: Mediation studies test the mechanisms by which interventions produce clinical
outcomes. Consistent positive mediation results have previously been evidenced (Hayes et …

Fear of cancer recurrence: a theoretical review and its relevance for clinical presentation and management

LE Simonelli, SD Siegel, NM Duffy - Psycho‐oncology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is increasing recognition of the unique physical and psychosocial
concerns of the growing population of cancer survivors. An emerging literature demonstrates …

Acceptance and commitment therapy versus traditional cognitive behavioral therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of current empirical evidence

FJ Ruiz - International journal of psychology and psychological …, 2012 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Controversy remains about the empirical status of acceptance and commitment therapy
(ACT) and its presumably different characteristics relative to traditional cognitive behavioral …

Fear of cancer recurrence: a theoretical review and novel cognitive processing formulation

JE Fardell, B Thewes, J Turner, J Gilchrist… - Journal of cancer …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is prevalent among survivors. However, a
comprehensive and universally accepted theoretical framework of FCR to guide intervention …

Psychological interventions for patients with cancer: psychological flexibility and the potential utility of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

NJ Hulbert‐Williams, L Storey… - European journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is an illness affecting patients' physical and psychosocial well‐being: high numbers
report problematic levels of distress at many points through diagnosis, treatment and …

The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on the psychological and physical outcomes among cancer patients: A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis

C Zhao, L Lai, L Zhang, Z Cai, Z Ren, C Shi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The current study used meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis to estimate the
effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on the psychological and physical …

Stress and coping in women with breast cancer: unravelling the mechanisms to improve resilience

M Borgi, B Collacchi, E Ortona, F Cirulli - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast cancer diagnosis, surgery, adjuvant therapies and survivorship can all be extremely
stressful. In women, concerns about body image are common as a result of the disease and …