EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPPORTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND MUSIC THERAPY ON STRESS AND COPING IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER.

Sr. Bertha Pereppadan*

ABSTRACT

The study was done to assess the effectiveness of supportive psychotherapy, music therapy on stress and coping in patients with breast cancer. A quantitative research approach with experimental design - Time series non – equivalent control group design was adopted for the study. The sample consists of 120 patients with breast cancer was taken only after the mastectomy and on the third day after the surgery as participants for the study. Tools: The tools used were demographic proforma for patients with breast cancer and their caregivers. Stress Scale - I and Coping scale –I for patients with breast cancer, stress scale –II and coping scale –II for the caregivers of patients with breast cancer were used for the study. Judgemental Sampling technique was adopted for the study. The findings of the study revealed that the combined therapies of supportive psycho therapy, music therapy and psycho education were highly effective for patients with breast cancer in order to reduce the stress and coping with breast cancer. The psycho education was very effective for their caregivers to accept the situation of breast cancer for their partner.

Keywords: Effectiveness, Supportive psycho therapy, Music therapy, Psycho education, Stress, Coping, patients, Breast cancer.