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Tahereh Pourkamali; Fariba Yazdkhasti; Hamid Reza Oreizi; Ahmad Chitsaz
Volume 6, Issue 22 , September 2017, , Pages 145-162
Abstract
Introduction: he purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Dosah-hou treatment and Massage Therapy on improvement of happiness, social adjustment, hope, mental health and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: The research was quasi-experimental. The statistical ...
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Introduction: he purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Dosah-hou treatment and Massage Therapy on improvement of happiness, social adjustment, hope, mental health and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: The research was quasi-experimental. The statistical population of this study were all of patients with Parkinson's disease who were clients of therapeutic centers in Isfahan City in 2015. Among this population 28 patients were selected through convenience sampling as the sample of the study that Randomly assigned to two groups Dosah-hou and massage therapy (n = 14 per group). Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Social Adjustment Scale, Adult Hope Scale (AHS), General Health Questionnaire, and Word Health Quality of Life Questionnaire, were used as the instruments of the study. Data analyzed by Mixed ANOVA. Results: The results showed that both interventions of this study can improve happiness, hope and mental health significantly in patients with Parkinson's disease (P<0/05) , but Dosah-hou is more effective than Massage Therapy in improvement of happiness and hope (P<0/05).Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, Dosah-hou treatment and Massage Therapy are effective interventions in promotion of happiness, hope and mental health in patients with Parkinson's disease.
