Publications by authors named "Angel Gomez Solis"
Objective: Psychological and physical distress commonly affect cancer patients. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has shown promising results when it comes to ameliorating symptoms that may develop as a result of this. Meanwhile, it has come to light that the impact of psychological interventions may be enhanced by the use of mobile applications.
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- Anxiety and depression in cancer caregivers can negatively affect their quality of life, especially six months after a patient's diagnosis.
- A study involving 67 caregivers found that higher levels of anxiety and depression were linked to lower quality of life scores in areas like general health and social functioning.
- The findings suggest that assessing psychological distress is crucial for understanding and addressing the quality of life issues faced by caregivers.
Effectiveness of the Unified Barlow Protocol (UP) and neuropsychological treatment in cancer survivors for cognitive impairments: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials
September 2022
Background: Cancer survivors frequently develop cognitive impairment, which negatively affects their quality of life and emotional well-being. This study compares the effectiveness of a well-established treatment (neuropsychological treatment) with the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) to reduce these cognitive deficits and evaluate the effect of both treatments on anxiety-depressive symptoms and the quality of life of cancer survivors.
Methods: A three-arm, randomized superiority clinical trial with a pre-post and repeated follow-up measures intergroup design using a 1:1:1 allocation ratio will be performed.
Efficacy of a Combined Acceptance and Commitment Intervention to Improve Psychological Flexibility and Associated Symptoms in Cancer Patients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Front Psychol
May 2022
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- Psychological flexibility, a core concept of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), is linked to improved psychological wellbeing and quality of life for cancer patients.
- A proposed clinical trial will randomly assign 120 cancer patients into three groups: ACT with a mobile app, ACT without the app, and a waitlist control group.
- The study aims to determine if the combined ACT and app intervention leads to greater improvements in psychological flexibility, quality of life, and reductions in anxiety, depression, insomnia, and fatigue compared to the other groups over a six-month period.
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- The study explored the connections between anxiety, depression, and quality of life in cancer patient-caregiver pairs during the first six months after diagnosis using the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM).
- Sixty-seven dyads completed assessments at two points (T1 and T2) to evaluate their anxiety and depression levels, as well as quality of life, using specific questionnaires.
- Results indicated no significant differences in anxiety and depression over time, but caregivers showed improvements in certain physical aspects while patients reported decreased overall health and vitality, highlighting the complex interplay of mental health on quality of life in these dyads.
Aim: Caregivers of cancer patients are at high risk of experiencing impairments in terms of anxiety, depression and quality of life. This study examines the mediation capacity that perceived emotional support can have after diagnosis and six months later between depression and anxiety after diagnosis and quality of life in informal caregivers of cancer patients.
Design: A sample of 67 informal caregivers of cancer patients was used.
Cancer caregiving is associated with burden and a poor psychological state. However, there is no previous information about the predictive utility of specific burden domains on anxiety and depression in the first six months after a partner's cancer diagnosis. In a longitudinal study, 67 caregivers completed the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at T1 (45-60 days after diagnosis) and T2 (180-200 days after diagnosis).
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- The study aims to assess how different aspects of social support affect emotional well-being in cancer caregivers during the first six months after their partner's diagnosis.
- It involves a longitudinal research design with 67 caregivers who completed various questionnaires related to social support, anxiety, and depression at two different time points after diagnosis.
- Results indicated that specific social support factors, such as emotional support and physical activity, significantly predict anxiety and depression levels, highlighting the importance of community support and physical activity for caregivers' mental health.