Zahra Abdekhodaie; Shahriar Shahidi; Mohammad Ali Mazaheri; Laily Panaghi; Vahid Nejati
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of existential based spiritual intervention on quality of life and life meaning in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: Qualitative single case method with multiple baseline was applied. 5 patients were selected through purposive ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of existential based spiritual intervention on quality of life and life meaning in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: Qualitative single case method with multiple baseline was applied. 5 patients were selected through purposive convenience sampling and were interviewed. Intervention was developed in 12 topics and applied weekly in two one-hour sessions. The process and mechanisms of changes were evaluated using the quality of life and life meaning scales. After obtaining of baseline in pretest stage, the participants were evaluated during six stages treatment process and two stages follow-up. The data were analyzed via visuals inspection, reliable change index (RCI) and improvement percentage strategies. Findings: The percentage of improvement was calculated in two scales and at three stages for five participants. The average improvement rate in the intervention stage was 114.32% for the Meaning-in-Life and 79.4% for Quality of Life, and in the follow-up stage it was obtained 185.5% for the Meaning-in-Life and 123.28% for Quality of Life. Intervention has positive and stable effect on Quality and Meaning of Life, but the subscales changed in different manner. Conclusion: Existential based spiritual intervention, which had affections on different level in meaning life, enhanced the patients’ quality of life in physical and psychological level. So this psychological intervention will be useful for MS patients.
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Zahra Abdekhodaie; Shahriar Shahidi; Mohammad Ali Mazaheri; leyli panaghi; vahid Nejati
Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 7-30
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate quality psychological strategies which were applied by MS patients. Method: A phenomenological approach was adopted using a qualitative method and 15 participants were chosen none randomly on the basis of their availability. Deep interviews were carried out ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate quality psychological strategies which were applied by MS patients. Method: A phenomenological approach was adopted using a qualitative method and 15 participants were chosen none randomly on the basis of their availability. Deep interviews were carried out with fifteen MS patients and detailed information obtained from these interviews was analyzed using the Colizzi and the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis methods. Result: Result of the present study indicated that two major categories in applied psychological strategies can be identified. Each of which was consist of several sub-categories. These were labeled as follows: 1. Defense mechanisms; “pathologic”, “neurotic”, “immature” and “mature”. 2. Coping strategies; “problem-focused coping”, “emotion-focused coping” and “coping based on spirituality and religion”. Conclusion: Use “denial” as a most common defense mechanism with the “neurotic” and “immature” defense mechanism lead to reduce the level of individual ability in dealing with disease. Although each of the three categories of coping strategies was used but often the participants use the emotion-focused coping. In most common case, using of “denial” as a defense mechanism was viewed in relation with “seeking social support” and “avoidance – escape” as a coping strategy. Adaptive coping and religion/ spirituality strategies was used in patients with higher levels of self-integrity.
Somaye Borjali Lo; Sahryar Sahidi; Jalil Fath Abadi; Mohammad Ali Mazaheri
Volume 3, Issue 11 , October 2013, , Pages 38-54
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Objective: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children. It has clinical issue and spiritual crisis. Family is one of the care team who facing with these challenges. This study was done to explore the experiences of parent by children with cancer who facing by this challenge
Methods: This ...
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Objective: Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children. It has clinical issue and spiritual crisis. Family is one of the care team who facing with these challenges. This study was done to explore the experiences of parent by children with cancer who facing by this challenge
Methods: This study is a phenomenology study with applying content analysis method. 21 participants were interviewed in the Mahak hospital for three months. The obtained data were constantly analyzed through content analysis method.
Results: The obtained data were constantly analyzed through content analysis method. Data analysis showed that “philosophy questions, faith and hope, Relationship with nature and play, Love and social support, Express fear and anxiety, and aggression, coping mechanism, hope to future was the main theme or core category of this study.
Conclusion: Using a qualitative approach for exploring the experiences of parents with children cancer helped recognize them more profoundly. On the other hand, “philosophy questions, faith and hope and social support” as the theme shows the importance of attention to parents’ problems. So it needs that training should be conducted to empower parents who care children with cancer.
