Abstract

SANTOS, Ana  and  SILVA, Isabel. Psychological interventions in women with breast cancer: a systematic review. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.2, pp.449-456.  Epub Sep 30, 2022. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/22psd230213.

Breast cancer is still an illness that causes significant changes in women's lives and, therefore, has important consequences on their quality of life and well-being, which makes psychological interventions truly relevant for this population. A systematic review was developed with the objective to analyse psychological interventions that address quality of life, spirituality, social support, positive and negative affect, and resilient coping in women with breast cancer. B-On was searched for the following Boolean phrase: (("breast cancer"[TI]) AND ("quality of life or health-related quality of life") AND ("spirituality or religion or faith") AND ("positive affect or negative affect or positive emotions or negative emotions") AND ("resilience or resilient coping") AND ("chemotherapy")), considering the period between 2011 to 2021. Only five studies were included for the final review. The conclusions drawn were that: psychological interventions inspired in distinct theoretical models have been developed and implemented with this population, achieving satisfactory results in improving these dimensions comparatively to control groups. Moreover, even psychological interventions that aim to improve specific psychological dimensions can simultaneously contribute to improvements in wider psychological dimensions. Therefore, psychologists should continue to develop these interventions with patients to improve their quality of life and associated outcomes.

Keywords : breast cancer; psychological well-being; quality of life; psychological interventions.

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