Combining schema couple therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among cancer patients

Cancer can affect in marital satisfaction, psychological well-being of individuals. This study determines the effectiveness of combined couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on the marital satisfaction, psychological well-being among cancer patients.

The research method is semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up, and control group. The study is statistical population includes all married patients cancer (stage 1 breast) who received treatment in 2020 in Mashhad. A total of 30 samples are selected through convenience sampling method. They are then randomly assigned to the groups of control and treatment. Data were collected using (ENRICH scale) and Ryff Psychological Well-being questionnaire. The Repeated- measure ANOVA was used to analyze the data.

The analysis findings show that the combined couple schema therapy-based on acceptance and commitment therapy in marital satisfaction, psychological well-being of cancer patients was affect significant (p < 0.01).

According to the Finding it can be concluded in that perhaps the combining schema couple therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy can positively affect in marital satisfaction, psychological well-being of Breast cancer patients.