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World J Clin Cases. Nov 6, 2021; 9(31): 9386-9394
Published online Nov 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9386
Cognitive behavioral therapy on personality characteristics of cancer patients
Xiao-Hui Yuan, Juan Peng, Shu-Wei Hu, Yong Yang, Yu-Ju Bai
Xiao-Hui Yuan, Shu-Wei Hu, Yong Yang, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
Juan Peng, Teaching and Research Office of Medical Psychology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China
Yu-Ju Bai, Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
Author contributions: Yuan XH designed the study and performed the research, Bai YJ and Hu SW analyzed the data; Yuan XH wrote the paper and revised the manuscript for final submission; Yang Y and Peng J participated in the case collection and experiments.
Supported by Science and Technology Foundation of the Guizhou Health Department, No. GZWKJ2011-1-026; and National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81760548.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Zunyi Medical University.
Informed consent statement: All the study participants or their legal guardians provided written informed consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that we have no financial or personal relationships with other individuals or organizations that can inappropriately influence our work and that there is no professional or other personal interest of any nature in any product, service and/or company that could be construed as influencing the position presented in or the review of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Juan Peng, Medical Master, Professor, Teaching and Research Office of Medical Psychology, Zunyi Medical University, No.6 Xuefu West Road, Xinpu Campus, Zunyi 563003, Guizhou Province, China. 551961766@qq.com
Received: July 6, 2021
Peer-review started: July 6, 2021
First decision: July 26, 2021
Revised: August 6, 2021
Accepted: September 22, 2021
Article in press: September 22, 2021
Published online: November 6, 2021
Abstract
BACKGROUND

The main treatment methods for cancer include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy and so on. Patients often feel anger, anxiety, depression, and other negative psychological reactions in the process of treatment.

AIM

To explore the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on the personality characteristics of cancer patients.

METHODS

According to the matching design requirements, 150 cancer patients were divided into 3 groups based on sex, age, condition, and cultural background. Patients in the control group received conventional treatment. Patients in experimental group 1 received an intervention based on conventional treatment combined with cognitive behavioral therapy. Patients in experimental group 2 received family members' participation in addition to the treatment given in experimental group 1. An Eysenck personality questionnaire was used to investigate all the patients before and after the intervention, and the scores for psychosis, introversion, neuroticism, and concealment degree were analyzed.

RESULTS

Compared with the control group, for experimental group 1 and experimental group 2 before and after the intervention, the four dimensions of mental quality, neuroticism, introversion and concealment degree all decreased, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After the intervention, there were no obvious or statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) among the control group, experimental group 1, and experimental group 2 for two personality traits, psychoticism and neuroticism, both inside and outside degree and all four dimensions.

CONCLUSION

Simple cognitive behavioral therapy could not change the personality characteristics of cancer patients quickly, but the patients’ personality characteristics were significantly improved after treatment.

Keywords: Cognitive behavioral therapy, Cancer patients, Personality characteristics, Psychosis, Introversion, Neuroticism, Degree of validity

Core Tip: The cognitive behavioral therapy procedure alleviated anxiety and depression in cancer patients, which was reflected in four dimensions: psychoticism, introversion and extroversion, neuroticism (emotional), and degree of validity.