Intervención psicológica en dolor oncológico: un estudio de revisión

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To realize a review of the existent literature about the psychological aspects related with cancer pain patients as well as the different psychological intervention models that have showed its efficacy in pain treatment. METHODS: Medline and PsycINFO databases were reviewed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The psychological variables related with cancer pain are associated with personality factors (neuroticism, introversion, extraversion) as well as psychosocial factors (psychologicaldistress, anxiety, depression, social support, coping strategies), and the cognitive conductual intervention is the perspective that has obtained the most scientific support due to its efficacy in the pain control, although psychoeducation models and support psychotherapy can be useful too. In any case, the psychological intervention must be framed in the context of a multidisciplinary treatment, and must be understood as a complementary therapy that facility and complement the positive effect of other therapies more centred in physical aspects of the illness.