• Investigating the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on mental disorders in elderly men with prostate cancer: a systematic review
  • Arash Fathi,1 Mahsa Shekari,2,* Zeinab Sadat Moosavifard,3
    1. Bachelor of Nursing student, Young and Elite Researchers Club, Department of Nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
    2. Bachelor of Nursing student, Young and Elite Researchers Club, Department of Nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
    3. Faculty of Nursing , Department of Nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran


  • Introduction: Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer that affects various aspects of personal health, including mental health. Prostate cancer has a negative effect on the quality of life, and stress and anxiety aggravate this negative effect. Given that the elderly with cancer suffer from mental disorders, the present study aims to determine the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on mental disorders in elderly men with cancer. It was done for prostate cancer.
  • Methods: This systematic review was conducted by searching SID, Pubmed, Magiran, GoogleCochrane, Scholar and Scopus databases and search engines. Articles were searched with the keywords of cognitive behavioral therapy, mental disorders, elderly, mental health, life expectancy, quality of life, depression, anxiety, stress, prostate cancer and their English equivalent without considering the time limit. The exclusion criteria of articles included studies about other cancers.
  • Results: After evaluating the quality of the articles, among the 87 articles, 21 related articles were included in the study. The results of various studies showed that cognitive behavioral therapy increased self-efficacy and quality of life, life expectancy, improved mental health and hope, and significantly improved the sleep quality of elderly men with prostate cancer and significantly reduced the symptoms of depression, stress and anxiety in This men reduced.
  • Conclusion: Anxiety and depression reduce the quality of life of patients with prostate cancer. Along with medical treatments, it seems that the implementation of appropriate psychological interventions is effective in order to increase the quality of life of patients with prostate cancer. Cognitive behavioral therapy has a positive effect on various aspects of men's mental health. The elderly have prostate cancer, so this method in oncology centers can be considered as a complementary treatment along with medical treatments for these elderly.
  • Keywords: Cognitive behavioral therapy, mental disorders, elderly, depression, anxiety, stress, prostate cance