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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.
farzaneh ebrahimi; Ziba barghi irani; mahnaz ali akbari
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on mood swings, sleep quality and sexual function in postmenopausal women. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental type with pre-test and post-test design with experimental and control ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on mood swings, sleep quality and sexual function in postmenopausal women. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental type with pre-test and post-test design with experimental and control group. The statistical population of this study was all postmenopausal women referring to health centers in 7 District of Tehran in the first quarter of 1397. From this community, 30 people were selected and assigned to two experimental and control groups. Thirty women were selected from the statistical population based on the available sampling method, the experimental group was 15 and the control group was 15. The data was collected using a questionnaire by Watson et al. (1988), The woman’s Sexual Function index of Rosen et al (2000). And Pittsburgh sleep Quality index (1989). Then, multivariate analysis of covariance (statistical) Method was used to analyze the data. Findings: The findings showed that acceptance and commitment therapy can improve sexual function, reduce negative mood and sleep Quality in postmenopausal women. Conclusion: This treatment in contrast to cognitive therapy targets avoidance for their therapies in order to experience rather than control or change the negative assessments and creates a major opening. Therefore, Acceptance and commitment therapy can be used for improving sexual function, improving people's mood and increasing sleep Quality in postmenopausal women.
