Impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on the Hope of Patients with Breast Cancer

Abstract

The aim of this research was to increase hope of patients with breast cancer. It was hypothesized that there would be significant effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on the hope of patients with breast cancer. The research was conducted on the sample size of diagnosed with breast cancer. The sample was selected through purposive sampling and design of the research study was an interrupted series quasi experimental design. The data was collected using Herth Hope Scale (Herth, 1992). The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20, descriptive statistics, Paired samples t-test and Independent sample t-test was used. The levels of hope among seven women participants increased and were analyzed and the effect of treatment pre and post intervention using ACT was evaluated. The results of the study indicated that there is significant effective on hope of patients with breast cancer. (p<.05).