Percepción de las pacientes con cáncer de mama sobre aspectos de ayuda en psicoterapia de grupo

Psychotherapy groups represent one of the most effective types of intervention for improving the quality of life of women with breast cancer. However, apart from the content of group sessions themselves, other types of events related to the group dynamics can influence on the outcome of the intervention. The aim of this study is to gain a deeper knowledge of the meaningful and non-meaningful events based on the opinions of patients. The main results obtained from a sample of 50 patients show that the most significant aspects of meaningful events observed are to do with the relationships formed within the group itself, together with a good therapeutic support, whilst the perception of non meaningful events is mostly associated with an excessive individuality and unshared goals. The results obtained also point to other relevant factors to achieve an effective intervention.