Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effects of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) psychological intervention on negative emotion and treatment compliance of patients with primary liver cancer.
Method: Totally 100 patients were choose with primary liver cancer in our department for the observation object from May 2019 to April 2021. According to the admission time order using a random digital table to divide the patient into 50 cases of intervention group and control group. And the control group were given conventional care, intervention group implements ACT psychological intervention on the basis of regular care. Compared the results of the two groups.
Result: Anxiety and self-evaluation scale (SAS) rating / depression self-evaluation schedule (SDS) score of the intervention group is lower than that of the control group [96.0%(48/50) vs 78.0%(39/50), χ²=5.315, P<0.05]. The treatment compliance of the intervention group was higher than that of the control group [(49.3±1.7) vs (53.0±1.6), t=11.525, P<0.001; (44.2±1.5) vs (48.9±1.5), t=15.969,P<0.001].
Conclusion: Application of ACT psychological intervention, can reduce negative emotion of patients with primary liver cancer to improve their treatment compliance, reduce patient psychological pressure, thereby improving the survival quality of patients.

Key words: Acceptance and commitment therapy, Primary liver cancer, Negative emotion, Treatment compliance