Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Weight Loss and the Acceptance of Body Image in Breast Cancer Patients. In: Abstracts of the IPOS 15th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology. November 4-8, 2013. Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- DELEDDA, Giuseppe
- MANDRAGONA, Roberta
- GOSS, Claudia
- DEL PICCOLO, Lidia
- BISSOLI, LUISA
- FIORIO, Elena
- PAROLIN, Veronica
- MAZZI, Maria Angela
- ZAMBONI, Mauro
- MOLINO, Annamaria
- Barutti, C
- Lenotti, M
- Filippi, E
- Ballarin, M
- Nalini, A
DOIAbstract
The weight gain affects a high number of breast cancer patients, during and after the treatments. The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), offers strategies in order to increase psychological flexibility, and has shown to be effective in reducing and maintaining weight.The aim is to evaluate the effect of ACT on weight loss in breast cancer patients with BMI ≥ 28
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