Cognitive behavioral therapy on personality characteristics of cancer patients

Table 1 General information of the cancer patients

Category	Control group	Experimental group 1	Experimental group 2	Proportion (%)	χ2	P value
Age					3.24	0.52
Youth	13	19	13	35.43
Middle	20	16	22	45.67
Aged	8	10	6	18.90
Sex					0.56	0.76
Male	14	13	11	29.92
Female	27	32	30	70.08
Marital status					4.32	0.12
Married	34	43	38	90.55
Unmarried	7	2	3	9.45
Schooling					4.99	0.55
Elementary	10	15	16	32.28
Junior	15	15	11	32.28
Senior	11	6	7	18.90
Graduate	5	9	7	16.54
Residence					2.06	0.36
Rural	21	22	26	54.33
Urban	20	23	15	45.67
Family income (CNY)					11.71	0.31
< 1000	14	11	18	33.86
1000-3000	10	11	7	29.92
3000-5000	4	2	3	7.09
> 5000	13	21	13	29.13

During the process of psychological evaluation and cognitive behavioral treatment of patients, a total of 23 cases were excluded for various reasons, and the effective experimental data came from 127 patients. By using the χ² test, the general data of the three groups of cancer patients were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). CNY: Chinese yuan.

Table 2 Self-comparison of the personality characteristics in the control group (mean ± SD)

	Control group		t	P value
	Before intervention (n = 41)	After intervention (n = 41)
P	72.34 ± 10.13	35.51 ± 29.07	7.66	0.00
E	55.85 ± 9.94	28.39 ± 31.16	7.93	0.00
N	52.07 ± 7.66	28.15 ± 20.62	6.97	0.00
L	42.20 ± 10.37	22.24 ± 15.48	6.86	0.00

The results showed that the factors of psychoticism, introversion, neuroticism, and degree of validity after intervention in the control group were lower than those before the intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). P: Psychoticism; E: Introversion and extroversion; N: Neuroticism (Emotional); L: Degree of validity.

Table 3 Self-comparison of the personality characteristics in experimental group 1 (mean ± SD)

	Experimental group 1		t	P value
	Before intervention (n = 45)	After intervention (n = 45)
P	70.91 ± 10.73	30.60 ± 25.54	9.76	0.00
E	56.22 ± 7.16	28.57 ± 23.95	7.42	0.00
N	52.67 ± 6.62	23.71 ± 20.94	8.84	0.00
L	43.00 ± 8.08	20.24 ± 12.61	10.20	0.00

The results showed that four personality factors of experimental group 1 after the intervention were lower than those before the intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). P: Psychoticism; E: Introversion and extroversion; N: Neuroticism (Emotional); L: Degree of validity.

Table 4 Self-comparison of the personality characteristics in experimental group 2 (mean ± SD)

	Experimental group 2		t	P value
	Before intervention (n = 41)	After intervention (n = 41)
P	73.66 ± 9.29	38.12 ± 28.27	7.65	0.00
E	56.83 ± 6.78	31.85 ± 22.34	6.85	0.00
N	53.54 ± 7.72	27.17 ± 20.52	7.72	0.00
L	40.00 ± 9.29	23.51 ± 13.82	6.34	0.00

The analysis showed that the four personality factors in experimental group 2 after the intervention were lower than those before the intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). P: Psychoticism; E: Introversion and extroversion; N: Neuroticism (Emotional); L: Degree of validity.

Table 5 Comparison of personality characteristics among the three groups after the intervention (mean ± SD)

Dimensionality	Control group	Experimental group 1	Experimental group 2	F	P value
P	35.51 ± 29.07	30.60 ± 25.54	38.12 ± 28.28	1.933	0.33
E	28.39 ± 21.16	28.58 ± 23.95	31.85 ± 22.34	1.204	0.57
N	28.15 ± 20.62	23.71 ± 20.94	27.17 ± 20.52	1.317	0.49
L	22.24 ± 15.48	20.24 ± 12.610	23.51 ± 13.82	1.782	0.31

According to the statistical analysis, the scores for the four personality factors in the control group, experimental group 1 and experimental group 2 did not change much after the intervention, and there was no statistically significant difference among the groups (P > 0.05). P: Psychoticism; E: Introversion and extroversion; N: Neuroticism (Emotional); L: Degree of validity.