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The effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on lifestyle and behavioral changes: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Author(s) -
Yıldız Erman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12482
Subject(s) - checklist , acceptance and commitment therapy , randomized controlled trial , systematic review , data extraction , psychology , medicine , medline , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , intervention (counseling) , surgery , political science , law , cognitive psychology
Purpose To determine, evaluate, and synthesize the best available evidence about the evidence‐based pragmatic effects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on lifestyle and behavioral changes (LBCs). Design and Methods The PICOS formulations were used to improve the search strategy of this systematic review with the aim to find the right evidence and ask the right questions. The assessed articles were subjected to quality assessment using the PRISMA checklist and the Joanna Briggs Institute's standardized critical assessment and data extraction tools. Findings This study involved 30 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which met the research criteria. Although the included RCTs have several limitations in themselves, the results of this study suggested that the ACT will help maintain long‐term LBCs (eg, weight management, effective coping with substance‐related and addictive problems, eating and physical activity). Practice Implications Given that ACT is a trandiagnostic approach that promotes health‐related LBCs in many diseases and populations, it seems reasonable for clinicians to use and test ACT to achieve pragmatic results.