Effect of group cognitive behavioral therapy on clinical outcome of patients with persistent high-risk HPV infection

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on the clinical outcome of patients with persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection, and to construct a systematic psychological intervention treatment program for persistent HR-HPV infection patients with emotional disorders. Methods A total of 96 patients with persistent HR-HPV infection complicated with emotional disorder admitted in our hospital from September 2021 to March 2022 were recruited, and then randomly divided into an intervention group (n=44) and a control group (n=45) after 5 of them were excluded due to personal reason. The control group received health education and follow-up monitoring, and the intervention group received group CBT intervention additionally. Their clinical outcomes and psychological scale scores were compared between the 2 groups. Results In a follow-up for 6 and 12 months, the regression rate of HR-HPV infection was higher, and the sustained infection rate and progression rate of HR-HPV in the intervention group than the control group (P 0.05). Conclusion Systematic psychological intervention treatment is beneficial to HR-HPV infection subside for patients with persistent HR-HPV infection. [Key words] human papillomavirus , cognitive behavioral therapy , cervix, reversion ,

Keywords

• human papillomavirus
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• cervix
• reversion