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nazafarin Paknahad; majid saffarinia
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on perceived stress, negative mood, self-efficacy, and pain perception in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with control ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on perceived stress, negative mood, self-efficacy, and pain perception in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of this study included all patients with rheumatoid arthritis referred to Tehran Shariati hospital. A sample of 40 patients (20 females and 20 males) was selected with targeted sampling from this population and were randomly assigned into experimental (10 male and 10 female) and control (10 male and 10 female) groups. In this intervention, the experimental group underwent mindfulness-based stress reduction program during 8 sessions for 2 months, 2 hours per week, and the control group was placed on the waiting list. The experimental and control groups also completed the Perceived Stress Scale by Cohen et al (1983), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale by Lovibond & Lov bond (1995), the Self-efficacy Scale by Sherer et al (1982), and the McGill pain questionnaire by Melzack (1975) at pre-test and post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that in the post-test phase, mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment significantly (p<0/001) increased self-efficacy and significantly (p<0/001) reduced perceived stress, negative mood, and pain perception in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Conclusion: Mindfulness-based stress reduction can be effective in increasing self-efficacy and decreasing perceived stress, negative mood, and pain perception in these patients.
Mohammad Reza Abdoli Bidhendi
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of EMDR and PC on quality of life in patients with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Method: The study was a quasi-experimental that included pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population included all patients ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of EMDR and PC on quality of life in patients with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Method: The study was a quasi-experimental that included pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population included all patients with CABG referred to the rehabilitation clinic of Tehran Heart Center, and were selected using available sampling based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Thirty-six randomly selected patients were divided into two experimental groups and one control group. In EMDR group, each patient underwent this treatment individually in six sessions, and the same was carried out for PC. The control group received no treatment. The research instruments included Impact of Event Scale and SF-36, which were performed on patients in all groups in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Data analyzed using MANCOVA. Findings: The results in the post-test showed a significant difference between EMDR and the control group in emotional problems and in the follow-up showed a significant difference between the two groups in physical function, emotional problems, energy / fatigue, emotional well-being and pain, and significant differences between the PC and the control group in emotional problems and emotional well-being. Also, the results did not show any significant difference between the effectiveness of the two interventions on the quality of life. Conclusion: It seems that EMDR and PC were both effective in enhancing quality of life. Also, there is no significant differences between the two treatments.
leila razi; daruosh jalali
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Objective: Disease perception, which plays an important role in the treatment process and following health instructions, is influenced by various psychological factors.. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between personality traits and ...
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Objective: Disease perception, which plays an important role in the treatment process and following health instructions, is influenced by various psychological factors.. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between personality traits and family functioning with perception of the disease in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Method: The method of this study was descriptive with a correlational design based on path analysis and statistical population of all patients with with multiple sclerosis disease referred to the offices of neurologists and Kashani Hospital in Shahrekord in 2020, from which 250 people were selected by purposive sampling method. Data collection tools included Bradbent et al.'s Awareness Questionnaire, Neo Personality Traits Questionnaire, Bishop and Baldwin Family Performance Scale, and Lazarus and Folkman Coping Strategies Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 and Amos-19 software and path analysis. Findings: The results showed that the research model has a good fit. The results also showed that coping strategies in the relationship between neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreement, Openness, extroversion and family functioning play a mediating role in the perception of the disease. Conclusion: Family performance and personality traits can lead to a better perception of the disease for the individual with positive effects on the adoption of effective coping strategies.
zahra solgi; ameneh kamarhkani
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Objective: : Menstrual pain syndrome B as one of the most common gynecological problems in addition to health consequences has a negative impact on quality of life. Also the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on psychological helplessness and sleep quality in ...
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Objective: : Menstrual pain syndrome B as one of the most common gynecological problems in addition to health consequences has a negative impact on quality of life. Also the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training on psychological helplessness and sleep quality in girls with menstrual pain syndrome. Method: The research was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control and two-month follow-up group. The statistical population included all female students of Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah branch in 2021, who were selected by available sampling method of 40 people and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups (20 people in each group). Mindfulness was applied to the experimental group in 8 sessions of 1 hour (60 minutes) but the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were collected using premenstrual screening questionnaire, sleep quality questionnaire and psychological helplessness questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and repeated measures analysis of varias and SPSS statistical software were used to analyze the data. Findings: Mindfulness training program was effective in reducing psychological helplessness in the post-test phase (F= 74.19, P= 0.002 and Eta= 0.67). There was a significant difference between the mean sleep quality scores of the subjects in the two groups in the post-test stage (F= 13.85, P= 0.001 and Eta= 0.58). The positive effects of mindfulness training in the follow-up phase were sustained for research variables. Conclusion: It can be concluded that Mindfulness training has been an effective way to improve sleep quality and psychological health of patients with menstrual pain.
Masoumeh Kazemi; M Agah heris; Mohammad Jalali; ezatollah kordmirza
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Objective: The aim of present study was comparison of the effectiveness of autogenic training and progressive muscle relaxation on pain and cardiac enzymes in women with chest pain. Method: The current research was a pre-test-post-test experiment with a control group and a three-month follow-up. The ...
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Objective: The aim of present study was comparison of the effectiveness of autogenic training and progressive muscle relaxation on pain and cardiac enzymes in women with chest pain. Method: The current research was a pre-test-post-test experiment with a control group and a three-month follow-up. The statistical population included all women with chest pain in Karaj city in 1400. The sampling method was purposeful and 60 patients with chest pain were selected in Shahid Rajaei Karaj Hospital and were placed in three groups: autogenic training, progressive muscle relaxation treatment and control group. Autogenic training consisted of 12 sessions for 90 minutes and progressive muscle relaxation intervention included 8 sessions for 2 hours. To evaluate research variables MC Gill pain intensity and pain catastrophizing were used. Troponin and creatinine phosphokinase kit (CPK-MB) were used to measure cardiac enzymes. Data analysis was done using covariance analysis and post hoc test. Findings: The results showed that progressive muscle relaxation is more effective in reducing pain compared to autogenic training (P<0/05) and there was no significant difference between autogenic training and progressive muscle relaxation on cardiac enzymes (P<0/05). Conclusion: Considering the greater effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation on pain reduction, it is suggested that relevant experts use progressive muscle relaxation to reduce the pain intensity of patients with chest pain.
Ali Afshari; Fatemeh Kazemi Mahyari
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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the components of personality, rumination and self-compassion in patients with myasthenia gravis and normal individuals. The present study is of applied and causal-comparative type. Method: The statistical population included all patients with myasthenia ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the components of personality, rumination and self-compassion in patients with myasthenia gravis and normal individuals. The present study is of applied and causal-comparative type. Method: The statistical population included all patients with myasthenia gravis disorder in Tehran. Using available sampling method, 100 patients (50 patients with myasthenia gravis and 50 healthy individuals) were considered. Research tools included the Neo Personality Inventory (Costa and McCriff 1985), the Ruminant Inventory Inventory (Nolen-Hooksma, 1991), and the Self-Compassion Scale (Neff and Bratos, 2003). One-way analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between patients with myasthenia gravis and healthy individuals in terms of personality components, rumination and self-compassion (P <0.01). Conclusion: Therefore, trying to study rumination and disturbed psyche can be an important step to improve the mental health of myasthenia gravis patients
Siavash Kiani; Parviz Sabahi; Shahrokh Makvand Hosseini; Parvin Rafieinia; Mahmoudreza Alebouyeh
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on the psychological disquietudes of patients with chronic pain. Method: The present study was semi-experimental with pretest, posttest, and follow-up ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on the psychological disquietudes of patients with chronic pain. Method: The present study was semi-experimental with pretest, posttest, and follow-up design with a three-month with control-group. The sample of thise study included of 45 people of patients with chronic pain referring to Rasool Akram Hospital of Tehran sity. selected by available sampling method and were assigned randomly into two experimental groups and one control group. three groups completed Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scall (DASS-21) in pre-test, post-test and follow-up. 2 group received intervention duration in 8 sessions of 90 minutes a week for 1 session, acceptance and commitment therapy and positive cognitive behavioral therapy. and did not received the control group any intervention. at the end was performed post-test of all three groups. Data were analyzed by SPSS- 25 and using descriptive statistics indices and repeated measure. Findings: There was significant difference between acceptance and commitment-based therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy with control group on the psychological disquietudes of patients with chronic pain (p<0/001). But there was no significant difference between acceptance and commitment-based therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy on the psychological disquietudes of patients with chronic pain (p> 0/05). Conclusion: acceptance and commitment-based therapy and positive cognitive-behavioral therapy can be used as a useful intervention method for decreasing on the psychological disquietudes of patients with chronic pain.
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Hossein Zare; Azadeh Sabeti
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to predict complicated grief based on cognitive flexibility with the mediating role of cognitive regulation of emotion in survivors of the COVID-19.Method: This descriptive study was fundamental-applicative and correlation type with path analysis in terms of ...
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to predict complicated grief based on cognitive flexibility with the mediating role of cognitive regulation of emotion in survivors of the COVID-19.Method: This descriptive study was fundamental-applicative and correlation type with path analysis in terms of method. The statistical population included all the bereaved people who lost one of their close relatives or family members due to the corona virus since 2018 to 1400. Therefore 200 survivors and mourners formed the research sample.Three questionnaires included cognitive-emotional regulation by Garnevsky et al. (2009), cognitive flexibility by Dennis Vonderwall (2010), and grief experience by Barrett and Scott (1998) were used and completed online by the participants. SPSS-26 software was used to analyze statistical correlation relationships and Imus software version 24 was used to evaluate the achievement of the fitted model.Results: The results showed that the direct effect of cognitive flexibility with beta coefficient on compromised strategies is positive (Beta=0.655), and on uncompromised strategies (Beta=-0.628) and the experience of bereavement (Beta=-0.387) is negative and significant (P<01.1). Also, the direct effect of emotion-cognitive compromise strategies with the standard coefficient on bereavement experience (Beta=0.254) is positively significant and the adaptive cognitive strategies of emotion are negatively significant on the experience of bereavement (Beta=-0.327).The correlation coefficient between the variables showed that cognitive flexibility has a positive correlation with emotional cognitive strategies (r=0.66) and a negative correlation with bereavement experience (r=-0.75) and a negative correlation with non-compromised emotional cognitive strategies (P<0.1). In other words, as survivors' cognitive flexibility increases, their mourning decreases. Also, the experience of bereavement is more in the survivors who use non-compromised strategies of emotional cognition (r=0/66) and less in those who use compromised cognitive strategies of emotion (r=-0.71).The results of the Bootstrap test for indirect ways showed that the indirect way of cognitive flexibility to the experience of bereavement with the mediating role of cognitive regulation of uncompromising emotion has an effect size -0.14, as well as the indirect way of cognitive flexibility to the experience of bereavement with the mediating role of cognitive regulation of compromising emotion has an effect size-0.18, that is significant at the level of less than 0.05.Conclusion: Cognitive regulation of emotion has a mediating role between cognitive flexibility and bereavement experience of survivors. In general, the use of cognitive regulation of uncompromised emotion enhances the experience of bereavement and the use of cognitive regulation of compromised emotion reduces it. There is a significant negative relationship between cognitive flexibility and bereavement experience of corona survivors. There is a significant negative relationship between the dimensions of cognitive flexibility and the dimensions of uncompromising cognitive emotion regulation strategies of corona survivors. Also, cognitive flexibility has a significant effect on the complex grief of corona survivors through the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation. In complicated grief caused by events such as Covid-19, various psychological and cognitive factors such as cognitive flexibility, cognitive regulation of emotion are involved, and psychotherapists, especially cognitive-behavioral therapists, should pay attention to these issues and focus on the positive factors influencing the reduction of complex bereavement and the treatment process.Due to the lack of funeral rituals and traditional mourning interactions which play an important role in facilitating the mourning process, the levels of resolving the painful emotions become more difficult. Greater flexibility will allow individuals to focus more on alternative ways of cognitive changes, therefore, in traumatic situations and psychological distress, they will have better control over their emotions.
Farhad Tanhaye Reshvanloo; Hossein Kareshki; Zahra Asgari
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Objective: The purpose of present study was to evaluate the motivational model for predicting adherence to the measures in the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: In a descriptive-correlational design, 306 people (204 females, 102 males) from the community sample older than 18 years were selected by convenience ...
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Objective: The purpose of present study was to evaluate the motivational model for predicting adherence to the measures in the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: In a descriptive-correlational design, 306 people (204 females, 102 males) from the community sample older than 18 years were selected by convenience sampling method. Data were collected with Adherence to governmental measures survey, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale, Feelings of uncertainty and threat scale, Motivation to adhere to governmental measures scale, and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Data were analyzed with structural equation modeling based on the partial least squares approach. Findings: Results showed that motivation has a mediating role in relation to needs satisfaction with distress, feelings of uncertainty and threat and adherence to governmental measures. Psychological distress and feelings of uncertainty and threat also played a negative mediating role in the needs frustration and adherence to governmental measures. Other results showed that psychological needs, motivation, distress, and feelings of uncertainty and threat explain 33% of the adherence to governmental measures variance. Conclusion: It seems that the adherence to governmental measures in the Covid-19 pandemic is influenced by motivational and emotional factors. Accordingly, giving the opportunity to participate in related decisions and provide feedback systems seems to be effective in complying with adherence to governmental measures in order to increase the autonomy and competence and reduce stress.
seyyedeh farnaz seddighian; mansour hakim javadi; sajjad rezaei; azra zebardast
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Objective: Not only obesity itself, but also the side effects of obesity that affect mental and social health, which sometimes the treatment of these side effects in helping people is given priority over the treatment of obesity. Obesity stigma as biased attitude toward obese individuals can be associated ...
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Objective: Not only obesity itself, but also the side effects of obesity that affect mental and social health, which sometimes the treatment of these side effects in helping people is given priority over the treatment of obesity. Obesity stigma as biased attitude toward obese individuals can be associated with mental health and body image concerns of women with obesity stigma, is a side effect. Meanwhile, exercise, and especially aerobic exercise training program as reinforces of psychological and physiological functions, can be considered as factors affecting the mental health and body image concerns of women with obesity stigma. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of aerobic exercise program on mental health and body image concerns of women with obesity stigma. Method: The research method is semi-experimental with one-group pretest-posttest design. So, 20 young women with obesity stigma were selected according to the DSM-5 diagnostic interview for eating disorders and the weight self-stigma questionnaire (Lillis et al. 2010) by convenience sampling method, then were assessed at the beginning and end of the aerobic exercise training program using the 28-item Mental Health Questionnaire (Goldberg & Hiller, 1979) and Body Image Concerns Inventory (Littleton, 2005). Findings: Finally, data were analyzed using Uni/Multivariate analysis of variance. According to the results, the aerobic exercise training program increased mental health and reduced body image anxiety in women with obesity stigma. Conclusion: Therefore, exercise programs can influence women's obesity and its associated dimensions, along with psychological intervention
narges raoofi adegani; Ilnaz Sajjadian; nahid reisi dehkordi
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Objective: The occurrence of particular diseases, such as cancer in children, causes severe damage to the mental health of mothers. This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on self-care and compassion fatigue in mothers ...
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Objective: The occurrence of particular diseases, such as cancer in children, causes severe damage to the mental health of mothers. This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy on self-care and compassion fatigue in mothers of children with cancer. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pretest, post-test, control group, and 45-day follow-up design. The sample size in the study was 25 mothers of children with cancer who were selected from those referred to Omid Educational Therapeutic Center in Isfahan 2018 through a convenient sampling method and were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (12 mothers in the experimental and 13 mothers in the control group). The experimental group received eight ninety-minute compassion-therapy intervention sessions over 75 days once a week, while the control group didn't receive any intervention during the study. The instruments research included a self-care questionnaire (Galina et al., 2015) and a professional life quality questionnaire (Stam, 2005). Findings: The results of ANCOVA showed that compassion-focused therapy influenced self-care and compassion fatigue in the mothers of children with cancer in post-test and follow-up significantly (p<0.001). Conclusion: Based on the present research findings, compassion-focused therapy is suggested to be an effective method to improve self-care and reduce compassion fatigue in mothers of children with cancer
mahbobeh karbalaie; kamran yazdanbakhsh; parvane karimi
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Objective: Cancer is life-threatening and a major challenge to the well-being of those affected.The purpose of this study was to predict psychological well-being based on emotion regulation strategies, cognitive flexibility and mindfulness in cancer patients. Method: The research design was correlational. ...
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Objective: Cancer is life-threatening and a major challenge to the well-being of those affected.The purpose of this study was to predict psychological well-being based on emotion regulation strategies, cognitive flexibility and mindfulness in cancer patients. Method: The research design was correlational. The statistical population of the study was women with cancer referred to the Cancer Campaign, Institution, and Association in Tehran during the first three months of the year 119 people were selected using available sampling method. Participants responded voluntarily to the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003), Cognitive Flexibility (Dennis & Vanderval, 2010), Mindfulness (Brown & Ryan, 2003), and Psychological Well-being (Reef, 1989). The data were analyzed by SPSS v.21 and Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression. Findings: The results showed that the variables of re-evaluation of emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and mindfulness were positively and significantly correlated with psychological well-being, and the relationship between the repressive component of emotion regulation with psychological well-being was negative and significant. Conclusion: Psychological well-being has positive effects on the mental health and endurance of cancer patients, as emotion regulation, cognitive flexibility, and mindfulness are associated with psychological well-being, so these factors are needed in treatment and consider patients and plan effective interventions in this area.
moslem asli azad; tahereh farhadi; saeideh khaki
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Objective: Covid-19 can lead to serious damages to the patients’ psychological, cognitive and emotional processes in addition to physiologic damages. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on perceived stress and experiential ...
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Objective: Covid-19 can lead to serious damages to the patients’ psychological, cognitive and emotional processes in addition to physiologic damages. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the efficiency of online reality therapy on perceived stress and experiential avoidance in Covid-19-improved patients. Method: It was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest and control group design. The statistical population of the study included Covid-19-improved patients in the city of Isfahan in the summer of 2020. 24 Covid-19-improved patients were selected through snowball sampling method and they were randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (each group of 12 patients). The experimental group received ten seventy-five-minute sessions of online reality therapy (Glasser, 2013) during a month. The applied questionnaires in the current study included perceived stress questionnaire (Cohen, et.al, 1983) and experiential avoidance questionnaire (Bond, et.al, 2011). The data from the study were analyzed through ANCOVA method. Findings: The results showed that online reality therapy had significant effect on the perceived stress and experiential avoidance in Covid-19-improved patients (p<0.001) and succeeded in the decrease of their perceived stress and experiential avoidance. Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that online reality therapy can be applied as an efficient therapy to decrease perceived stress and experiential avoidance in Covid-19-improved patients through employing techniques such focusing on the present time, avoiding excessive criticism and training accountability.
Maryam Parnian Khooy
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Compassion-Focused therapy on perceived stress and emotional suppression in coronary artery disease patients. Method: The research method was a ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Compassion-Focused therapy on perceived stress and emotional suppression in coronary artery disease patients. Method: The research method was a quasi - experimental design with pre test - post test experimental and control groups. The statistical population includes all the coronary artery patients who had referred to Tabriz medical centers and received a diagnosis by a specialist. The sample consisted of 30 patients, who were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups in the same way. The experimental group received compassion – based trherapy in 8 two-hour sessions, while the control group did not receive any therapeutic intervention. Data collection tools were perceived stress scale and Weinberger adjustment inventory. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data of the present study. Findings: The results showed that compassion – focused therapy had a significant effect on reducing perceived stress (P < 0.01) and emotional suppression (P < 0.01) in patients with coronary artery disease. Conclusion: It can be concluded that compassion – focused therapy is effective way to reduce perceived stress and emotional suppression in patients with coronary heart disease.
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Mahnaz Ali Akbari; Maryam Hassanzadeh Hanoui; Ahmad Alipor; Noshin Bayat
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Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy on coping styles in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and a control group design. The 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who met the study's ...
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Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of schema therapy on coping styles in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Method: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test and a control group design. The 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who met the study's inclusion criteria were selected by purposeful sampling and entered the study randomly. Schema therapy was performed based on the model of Rizzo et al. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics indicators, including ANOVA with repeated measures, multivariate analysis of covariance, and one-way covariance in MANCOVA were used for data analysis. Findings: The effectiveness of schema therapy on the coping styles of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is stable. Comparing the pre-test-post-test and pre-test-follow-up stages showed a significant difference in all coping styles between the research groups. Also, the results showed a significant difference between the mean scores of problem-oriented, emotion-oriented, and avoidance coping styles. Conclusion: Performing schema therapy for rheumatoid arthritis patients can reduce the pain and suffering of these patients to some extent. It is suggested that in the policy of the country's health care system, plans be made to use schema therapy to reduce the pain of these patients.
Azadeh Fathi Dooki; laila Hassannia; Mohammad Kazem Fakhri; Seyedeh Olia Emadian; Elahe Fathi Dooki
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Objective: Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that emotional problems can interfere with its treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of religion-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (RCBT) and resilience training in expressing emotion in patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: ...
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Objective: Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that emotional problems can interfere with its treatment. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of religion-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (RCBT) and resilience training in expressing emotion in patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design and control group. Among type 2 diabetic patients referred to comprehensive health care centers by purposive sampling, 45 people were selected as the final sample and then randomly selected in simple Three groups of 15 people including two experimental groups and one control group were assigned. One experimental group received 10 sessions of 60 minutes of RCBT and the other group received 9 sessions of 60 minutes of resilience training. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and benferroni test. Findings: The results showed that there was a difference between the experimental groups and the control group in the post-test of expression of emotion with the control of the pre-test at 95% confidence level (P<0.05). Also, there is no difference between religion-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and resilience training at 95% confidence level (P<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that religion-based cognitive-behavioral therapy and resilience training is effective in increasing the expression of emotion in diabetic patients and can be useful as an adjunctive therapy for diabetic patients.
fatemeh abdollahzadeh; Seyed Reza Kamel Tabbakh Farizani; Yahya Forghani; Masood Niazi Torshiz; Hasan Abdollahzadeh
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Objective: Considering the importance of speaking in public and the negative impact of Public Speaking Anxiety in professional and everyday situations, researchers have turned to new technologies such as Virtual and Augmented Reality in addition to traditional psychological treatments to reduce this ...
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Objective: Considering the importance of speaking in public and the negative impact of Public Speaking Anxiety in professional and everyday situations, researchers have turned to new technologies such as Virtual and Augmented Reality in addition to traditional psychological treatments to reduce this anxiety. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Augmented Reality Technology in physical factors and Public Speaking Anxiety. Method: The current research is a semi-experimental type with a pre-test, post-test design and a control group. The statistical population is all students who suffered from Public Speaking Anxiety disorder and attended Mazandaran clinics during 2021-2022. The research sample consisted of 45 participants randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group (15 individuals in the cognitive behavioral therapy group, 15 individuals in the Augmented Reality technology group, and 15 individuals in the control group) using convenience sampling. The first group received cognitive behavioral therapy according to the protocol developed by Khodayari Fard and Abedini (2013). In the second group, patient's tests were assessed using physiological feedback (heart rate, body temperature, and sweating) from sensors attached to the patient's bodies and the simultaneous use of proposed Augmented Reality scenario. The (Bartholomay & Houlihan, 2016) Public Speaking Anxiety Scale was used for all three groups before and after therapy. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate statistical analysis of covariance tests. Findings: The results show that cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in Public Speaking Anxiety and some of its components, namely the cognitive (Eta factor 0.77), behavioral (Eta factor 0.74), and physiological (Eta factor 0.62) subscales of students. The results also show that Augmented Reality technology is effective in physical factors such as sweating (Eta factor 0.62), body temperature (Eta factor 0.58), and heart rate (Eta factor 0.61) of students. the average Public Speaking Anxiety of the experimental group in the Augmented Reality technology method (33.40) in the post-test phase is less than the cognitive-behavioral method (37.40). Also, treatment in the stage of (Psychologist + Sensors + proposed Augmented Reality scenario) has reduced the duration of recovery in comparison with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Conclusion: Both treatment methods (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Augmented Reality Technology) are effective in reducing Public Speaking Anxiety and related physical factors; But the effect of Augmented Reality Technology, especially in reducing the duration of treatment, is greater than that of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These results suggest the necessity of using augmented reality technology in the treatment of Public Speaking Anxiety.
Amir Hossein Afshari; Isaac Rahimian Boogar; Mahmoud Najafi
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to the structural effect of chronic stress, resilience and somatization on functional disability in functional somatic syndromewith the mediating role of mentalization. Method: the present study was carried out using structural equation modeling (SEM). The sample ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to the structural effect of chronic stress, resilience and somatization on functional disability in functional somatic syndromewith the mediating role of mentalization. Method: the present study was carried out using structural equation modeling (SEM). The sample were included of men and women between the ages of 18 to 45 who completed the use of internet calling, chronic stress, resilience, somatization, functional disability, mentalization and functional somatic syndrome questionnaires. Findings: The findings were analyzed by using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Correlation and Structural Equation Modeling test. Findings indicated a good fitness for the model at a significant level (p <0.05). (χ2/df=3.5, GFI=0.91, CFI=0.93, RMSEA=0.84, NFI=0.93, IFI=0.89, AGFI=0.58, PGFI=0.65). Conclusion: It is suggested to improve and prevent functional disability, In addition to the role of stress, considered mentalization-based interventions and treatments and resilience.
mohammad oraki; azita asadpour
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Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which is associated with reduced psychological well-being and increased stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological ...
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Objective: Gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) is one of the most common diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which is associated with reduced psychological well-being and increased stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on psychological well-being and perceived stress in women with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Method: This research is semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up )two-month). The statistical population includes all women with gastroesophageal reflux disease who have referred to Tehran's medical sciences hospitals. The sample consisted of 30 women selected by targeted sampling method and then divided into two groups of experiments and controls. In eight sessions, the experimental group was trained for two hours on stress-based mindfulness training. The tools used in this study included Ryff scale of psychological well-being(RSPWB-SF) and a perceived stress Scale (PSS). Participants answered the questionnaires in three times (pre-test, post-test, follow-up) and the information obtained was analyzed using SPSS software. Findings: The results show that mindfulness training based on stress reduction had a significant effect on increasing psychological well-being and reducing perceived stress. Conclusion: The effectiveness of mindfulness training based on stress reduction as an intervention method can be used to increase psychological well-being and reduce perceived stress in women with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Mahdi Azad; Zahra Bagherzadeh Golmakani; Ahmad Mansouri; Mohsen Doustkam
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Objective: Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that has many effects on patients' mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Method: This research was a quasi-experimental ...
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Objective: Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that has many effects on patients' mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Method: This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. Thirty people with psoriasis in Mashhad (Iran) selected by available sampling method and the randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions to metacognitive therapy, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The participants completed Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II). Data were analyzed by SPSS software, using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Findings: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in body image concern, anxiety and depression scores (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The results suggested that metacognitive therapy has a significant effect on reducing body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Therefore, therapist can use this method to reduce body image concern, anxiety and depression in these patients.
Sedigheh Rezaei Dehnavi; faezeh Arashk; Azadeh Semsar Kazerouni
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Objective: Stigma measuring instruments have been developed for infectious and health-threatening diseases such as AIDS. There are no specific measuring instruments for measuring public stigma related to Covid-19. Method: The present study was a quantitative normalization study. A total of 322 people ...
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Objective: Stigma measuring instruments have been developed for infectious and health-threatening diseases such as AIDS. There are no specific measuring instruments for measuring public stigma related to Covid-19. Method: The present study was a quantitative normalization study. A total of 322 people who were over 18 years old, living in Isfahan city and satisfied with the cooperation, participated in the study through Internet calling. To develop the scale, in-depth interviews were conducted with 40 participants (20 without and 20 with a history of corona-virus artery disease). Based on the content analysis of the interviews and the theory of Phelan and Link (2013), the initial questionnaire was designed with 20 items. Face validity, content validity index, and construct validity were used for assessing validity. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was used to evaluate the reliability. Findings: The final form of the questionnaire with 12 items and three factors, including stereotypes, negative feelings, and avoidance behaviors, has the appropriate face validity, content validity index, and structure validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficient above 0.7 indicates the reliability of this questionnaire. Conclusion: The public stigma Covid-19 questionnaire has good validity and reliability and can be used as a scientific and valid tool in measuring coronavirus stigma.
fateme Soghari Hejazi; Rezayat Parvizi; zeynab khanjani
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral activation therapy on cognitive flexibility and depression in patients with a history of Cardiac surgery. Method: The quasi-experimental study was a pretest-posttest or control group. The statistical population included ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral activation therapy on cognitive flexibility and depression in patients with a history of Cardiac surgery. Method: The quasi-experimental study was a pretest-posttest or control group. The statistical population included all Cardiac patients operated on in Tabriz heart hospitals. Based on this, about 60 people in two groups of 30 people including the experimental group (N=30) and the control group (N=30) were selected by Convenience Sampling. Beck, Steer and Brown (1996) standard depression questionnaires and Dennis and Wonder Wall (2010) cognitive flexibility questionnaire were used to collect data. Multivariate covariance was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results of multivariate analysis of covariance of behavioral activation therapy on depression (P>0.05) and cognitive flexibility (P>0.01) and its components including alternatives (P>0.05), control (P>0.01), alternatives to human behaviors (P>0.05), are effective. Therefore, the use of behavioral activation therapy has a significant effect on depression and cognitive flexibility and its components, including alternatives, controls and alternatives to human behaviors in the experimental group. Conclusion: Behavioral activation treatment reduces depression and increases cognitive flexibility and its components, including alternatives, controls and alternatives to its human behaviors in patients undergoing Cardiac surgery.
Hiva Mahmoodi; zahra karbalaee bagheri
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Objective: Cancer crises cause imbalance of mind and body, but most of the time for the patient is a feeling of despair and hopelessness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the hope and belief in a just world in patients with breast cancer. ...
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Objective: Cancer crises cause imbalance of mind and body, but most of the time for the patient is a feeling of despair and hopelessness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the hope and belief in a just world in patients with breast cancer. Method: The quasi-experimental research method was pretest-posttest design with control group. The population of the study included all women with breast cancer in Tehran. 40 of them were selected by convenience sampling. They were then randomly assigned to the control and experimental groups. The data collection tools included Adel Robin and Pplawprenham (2003) Belief in World Question and Herth Life Expectancy Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: The results showed a steady increase in the scores of the Hope and Belief in a Fair World Scale for Patients with Breast Cancer, indicating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy in increasing these variables. Conclusion: Disappointment plays a predisposing, accelerating, and persistent role in cancer, and acceptance and commitment therapy can play an important role as adjunctive and rehabilitative therapies alongside medical treatments.
asghar kamran; Roshanak Rostamifar; kamal moghtadaei
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Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders that is associated with abdominal pain, bloating and bowel disorders. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based therapy on reducing avoidance behavior and improving emotional ...
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Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders that is associated with abdominal pain, bloating and bowel disorders. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based therapy on reducing avoidance behavior and improving emotional processing in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Method: This research was a quasi-experimental study and was conducted with pre-test-post-test and follow-up design and experimental and control groups. The statistical population included all women with irritable bowel syndrome in Isfahan in 2019, of whom 30 were randomly selected into two groups of 15 experimental and control. Data were collected using emotional processing questionnaires (Baker, 2007) and multidimensional experience avoidance questionnaire (Gomez, 2011). The experimental group participated in a 90-minute program based on acceptance and commitment therapy, but the control group did not undergo any intervention. Data were analyzed by analysis of covariance and repeated measures analysis. Findings: Acceptance and commitment based therapy was effective on emotional acceptance and avoidance of experience in two stages of follow-up and post-test (P<0.01). Conclusion: The results showed that acceptance and commitment based therapy is effective in avoiding experience and emotional processing in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and has important consequences for patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
mohammad oraki; fatemeh eisazadeh
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on emotional regulation, perceived stress and adherence of treatment in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The statistical population consisted of men with type 2 diabetes and ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on emotional regulation, perceived stress and adherence of treatment in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The statistical population consisted of men with type 2 diabetes and overweight in Tehran. By available sampling, 40 men with diabetes who were overweight and members of the Iranian Diabetes Association were selected and Voluntarily completed research questionnaires in the pre-test phase, which included the Gratz and Roemer (2004) Difficulty Scale for Emotion Regulation, Cohen, Kamarck & Mermelstein (1983) Perceived Stress, and Morisky (1992) Treatment Adherence, and randomly completed Were included in the study plan. The experimental group was treated with MBSR for 8 sessions, then in the post-test phase, both groups answered the research questionnaires. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) with repeated measures. Findings: The results showed that MBSR improved emotional regulation, perceived stress, and adherence to treatment in the experimental group and the post-test phase (P<0.0001). Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of MBSR treatment on emotional regulation, perceived stress and following treatment in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, this treatment can be used to reduce the psychological problems of diabetics. Took. In addition, organizations and associations related to diabetes can use the results of the present study to improve the quality of life of patients with diabetes.
