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Jafarzadeh N, Khaleghipour S. (2025). Effects of a Crisis Intervention Model Combined With Acceptance & Commitment Therapy on Distress Tolerance, Resilience, and Death Anxiety in Mothers of Children With Cancer. Journal of Childhood Health and Education. 6(3), 388-405. doi:10.32598/JECHE.6.3.348.1
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1- Department of Clinical Psychology, Nae .C., Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Nae. C., Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Nae. C., Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran.
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Background and Aim Mothers of children diagnosed with cancer experience intense psychological distress due to their children’s disease, which can negatively affect their quality of life and mental health. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of crisis intervention combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on resilience, distress tolerance, and death anxiety among mothers of children diagnosed with cancer.
Research Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test design. Participants were 30 mothers of children with cancer in Shahrekord, Iran, in 2024, who were selected via purposive and convenience sampling and randomly assigned to intervention (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The measurement tools included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Simons and Gaher’s Distress Tolerance Scale, and Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale. The intervention groups received crisis intervention (based on Roberts’ model) plus ACT for six weeks. Data analysis was conducted in SPSS software, version 27 using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
Results Multivariate ANCOVA results showed a significant group effect on the variables in overall (P=0.009, η²=0.38). The univariate ANCOVA results confirmed group differences in all variables including resilience (P=0.001, η²=0.53), distress tolerance (P=0.001, η²=0.48), and death anxiety (P=0.001, η² =0.31).
Conclusion Crisis intervention combined with ACT seems to be effective in enhancing resilience and distress tolerance and reducing death anxiety among mothers of children with cancer, and can be employed by clinicians.
Research Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test/post-test design. Participants were 30 mothers of children with cancer in Shahrekord, Iran, in 2024, who were selected via purposive and convenience sampling and randomly assigned to intervention (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The measurement tools included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Simons and Gaher’s Distress Tolerance Scale, and Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale. The intervention groups received crisis intervention (based on Roberts’ model) plus ACT for six weeks. Data analysis was conducted in SPSS software, version 27 using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
Results Multivariate ANCOVA results showed a significant group effect on the variables in overall (P=0.009, η²=0.38). The univariate ANCOVA results confirmed group differences in all variables including resilience (P=0.001, η²=0.53), distress tolerance (P=0.001, η²=0.48), and death anxiety (P=0.001, η² =0.31).
Conclusion Crisis intervention combined with ACT seems to be effective in enhancing resilience and distress tolerance and reducing death anxiety among mothers of children with cancer, and can be employed by clinicians.
Keywords: Death anxiety, Acceptance & commitment therapy, Distress tolerance, Resilience, Crisis intervention, Cancer, Mothers
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Received: 2025/02/9 | Accepted: 2025/10/7 | Published: 2025/12/16
Received: 2025/02/9 | Accepted: 2025/10/7 | Published: 2025/12/16
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