Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on emotional well-being and hopefulness among cancer patients in Shiraz in 2018. This research was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all patients having cancer in Mir Hosseini Hospital in Shiraz. Finally, 60 people were randomly divided into two groups, including experimental (n = 30) and control (n = 30) groups. At first, both groups completed the hopefulness and emotional well-being questionnaire. Then, the treatment program was performed for 8 sessions of 60 minutes for the experimental group and during this time, the control group did not receive any intervention. at the end of the training program, the questionnaires were administered again as a post-test for both groups. The data were analyzed using covariance test. The results of the research hypotheses showed that emotion regulation training has a significant effect on emotional well-being and hopefulness in cancer patients.