Natural PsychotherapyReceive routine psychotherapy and read popular science materials related to breast cancer.
Natural Psychotherapy: A short-term psychological intervention of natural psychotherapy will be conducted for breast cancer patients over a five-week period, using a hybrid online and offline format. The first intervention session will be delivered offline, followed by online video-based sessions thereafter.
Receive routine psychotherapy and read popular science materials related to breast cancer.: This intervention (routine psychotherapy plus breast cancer popular science materials) is used in control group studies for data comparison purposes, serving as a baseline to evaluate the efficacy of the experimental intervention
Study summary
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Natural Psychotherapy for Intervening Negative Emotions in 100 Breast Cancer Patients
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
59 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with pathologically confirmed breast cancer, no distant metastasis, who have completed the perioperative period and not received subsequent treatment;
* Aged 18-59 years with an expected survival period of ≥ 1 year;
* Breast cancer patients with a self-reported depression score of ≥ 53 and/or anxiety score of ≥ 50 on self-rating scales (e.g., Self-Rating Depression Scale \[SDS\], Self-Rating Anxiety Scale \[SAS\]);
* Voluntarily participating in the study after providing informed consent and signing the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with advanced breast cancer (stage IV with distant metastasis);
* Patients receiving other psychological interventions besides this study (e.g., individual counseling, group therapy);
* Patients with severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia), cognitive impairment (MMSE score \< 24), heart disease, severe physical illness, other cancers, or complications;
* Patients who are unable to cooperate with psychological interventions, questionnaires, or interviews; patients who request or voluntarily withdraw from this study.
Primary outcome measure(s)
SAS score — 5 weeks Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) Score range: The total score ranges from 20 to 80 after standard conversion. Interpretation of scores: Higher scores indicate more severe anxiety symptoms; conversely, lower scores reflect milder or no anxiety symptoms.
SDS score — 5 weeks Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) Score range: The total score ranges from 20 to 80 after standard conversion. Interpretation of scores: Higher scores represent more severe depressive symptoms; on the contrary, lower scores mean less severe or no depressive symptoms.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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