Evaluation of the effectiveness of self-healing training on self-compassion, body image concern, and recovery process in patients with skin cancer. (August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Latifi, Zohreh; Soltani, Mozhgan; Mousavi, Shokoufeh
• Is Part Of: Complementary therapies in clinical practice. Volume 40(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Subjects: Self-healing training -- Self-compassion -- Body image concerns -- Skin cancer; Integrative medicine -- Periodicals; Integrative medicine -- Research -- Periodicals; Alternative medicine -- Periodicals; 615.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101180
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-3881

Abstract

Abstract: Background and purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of self-healing training on self-compassion, body image concern, and recovery process in patients with skin cancer. Materials and methods: The sample consisted of 34 volunteers who were purposefully selected and then randomly divided into experimental (n = 16) and control (n = 18) groups. The research instrument included the Self-Compassion Scale and Body Image Concern Inventory. The self-healing training intervention was then performed on the experimental group for twelve 90-min sessions. Finally, both groups underwent the post-test. Follow-up was performed two and four months after the post-test. Results: Self-healing training significantly increased self-compassion, including self-kindness, self-judgment, and sense of common humanity (p < 0.01), and decreased the level of body image concern, isolation, and over-identification (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The self-healing is an appropriate intervention method to increase self-compassion and reduce body image concern and thus accelerate the process of skin cancer recovery. Highlights: Self-healing training increased self-compassion, including self-kindness and self-judgment. Self-healing training decreased the level of body image concern and isolation. Self-healing intervention program was effective in the recovery process in patients with skin cancer. The self-healing is an appropriate intervention method to increase self-compassion.