This multicenter study is a sequential RCT which aims to prove, in the first stage, the efficacy of a face-to-face Positive Psychotherapy in Cancer (PPC) group compared to a Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) group. In the second stage, the common face-to-face version of the PPC will be compared with its online version via videoconference (Online group Positive Psychotherapy, OPPC) among a group of primary breast cancer survivors. The principal dependent variables assessed will be emotional distress, post-traumatic growth (PTG) and quality of life (QoL). Some treatment predictors of psychosocial response will be explored. Lastly, an economic analysis focused on the Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) will be carried out at each stage. For the first stage, we hypothesize that the PCC group would achieve similar efficacy in reducing participants' distress compared to the CBSM group, while the PCC group would show greater improvement in PTG than the CBSM group. For the second stage, it is hypothesized that the OPCC would achieve similar efficacy in all psychosocial variables and guarantee equivalent retention and adherence compared to face-to-face PPC.
Age range
18 Years – 70 Years
Sex
FEMALE
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Change in Posttraumatic Symptoms (patients)
Timeframe: Time 0 (baseline), Time 1 (change between Time 0 and post-intervention), Time 2 (change between T1 and 3 months post-intervention) and Time 3 (change between Time 2 and 12 months post-intervention)
Change in Posttraumatic Growth (patients)
Timeframe: Time 0 (baseline), Time 1 (change between Time 0 and post-intervention), Time 2 (change between T1 and 3 months post-intervention) and Time 3 (change between Time 2 and 12 months post-intervention)
Change in Distress (Anxiety and Depression) (patients)
Timeframe: Time 0 (baseline), Time 1 (change between Time 0 and post-intervention), Time 2 (change between T1 and 3 months post-intervention) and Time 3 (change between Time 2 and 12 months post-intervention)
Change in Quality of Life (patients)
Timeframe: Time 0 (baseline), Time 1 (change between Time 0 and post-intervention), Time 2 (change between T1 and 3 months post-intervention) and Time 3 (change between Time 2 and 12 months post-intervention)