can help survivors of cancer cope with FCR
and
hopelessness,
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and enhance hope
in both Western
countries and Thailand. For Thai survivors, Buddhist
practices help them understand and accept their present
situations and realities
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a state being designated as
“wisdom” in Buddhism. Given that the Thai population
is approximately 94.6% Buddhist,
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Buddhist practices
aimed at enhancing wisdom may be effective and
appropriate strategies for reducing FCR and hopelessness
in Thai survivors.
As mentioned, Buddhist practices have been
reported as beneficial for decreasing FCR and hopelessness,
but a program specifically aimed at eliminating the
sufferings arising from thinking directly, has not
been undertaken in Thailand. Moreover, the potential
effectiveness of the Buddhist Doctrine-Based Practice
(BDBP), utilizing ‘right thinking’ to deal with the sufferings,
and aiming to reduce FCR and hopelessness in Thai
survivors with breast cancer, needed to be tested.
This testing is described in this article.