Farideh Ramezani moghadam; reza rostami; r Abbas Rahiminezhad; hojat allah farahani
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Objective: The purpose of the present study wasto investigate the efficacy of health literacy group therapy on the improvement of glycosylated hemoglobin and self-care activities in patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The current research was a quasi-experimental of pretest- posttest and control group ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study wasto investigate the efficacy of health literacy group therapy on the improvement of glycosylated hemoglobin and self-care activities in patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The current research was a quasi-experimental of pretest- posttest and control group design. The statistical population of this study included all patients with type 2 diabetes who referred to the subspecialty clinic for diabetes and metabolic diseases in Kashan, and 30 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomly selected and assigned to two experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The experimental group intervention program was performed in eight 120-minute sessions but the control group did not receive any intervention during this period. Data was collected using The summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure and Hemoglobin A1c Test and also were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and univariate analysis of covariance. Findings: The present study confirmed the effectiveness of health literacy-based group therapy on glycosylated hemoglobin improvement and self-care activities. The findings showed that the effect of the health literacy group therapy led to decreased glycosylated hemoglobin (p= 0.71) and also increased self-care activities in type 2 diabetic patients (p= 0.76). Conclusion: The results suggest that in addition to medical treatments, health literacy-based group therapy can be used to improve type 2 diabetes control indices to prevent complications of the disease
zeinab khajavi; Reza Rostami; maryam hadizadeh shaldehi; fatemeh pourkhaghan
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of pain catastrophizing and neuroticism in the prediction of fear of movement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: This study was a correlational study. From patients with rheumatoid arthritisexperiencing chronic pain who ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of pain catastrophizing and neuroticism in the prediction of fear of movement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Method: This study was a correlational study. From patients with rheumatoid arthritisexperiencing chronic pain who referred to Gilan health centers, 100 patients were selected through convenience sampling method. Instruments used in this study included the Tampa scale of kinesiophobia (TSK), the Pain catastrophizing Scale (PCS), and the NEO five-factor inventory-short form (NEO-FFI). Findings: The results showed that pain catastrophizing and neuroticism significantly predicted fear of movement. The standardized regression coefficient for pain catastrophizing was 43.33 and for neuroticism was 0.278. Conclusion: neuroticism and pain catastrophizing can affect the quality of life by increasing the patient's fear of movement and avoiding activity, and increase chronic pain problems. Therefore, these factors need to be considered in the management and treatment of these patients
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Arash Lotfi Kangarshahi; Fateme dehghani Arani; Reza Rostami; Seyede Hale Ashrat Talesh; Maryam Abolhasani
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Objective: Obesity as a metabolical disorder is the origin of some health problems such as cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was comparing efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on activity and weight in obese individuals with cardiovascular ...
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Objective: Obesity as a metabolical disorder is the origin of some health problems such as cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was comparing efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on activity and weight in obese individuals with cardiovascular disease. Method: The design of this semi-experimental research was pre/posttest with control group. Statistical population included all obese patients with cardiovascular disease referred to Sina clinic hospital in Tehran. 45 patients were selected by convenience sampling method and then randomly assigned into three groups. First group received CBT, second group received MBCT and third group considered as control group. Baecke habitual physical activity questionnaire and body mass index (BMI) were used as research tools. Mixed analysis of variance method was used for analyzing. .Result: Results indicated the significant effect of within subject factors in BMI and activity in leisure time, but in between subject factors groups has significant difference only in activity in leisure time, so that CBT and MBCT groups got higher scores in this variable. Conclusion: Based on results of this study, it can be said that CBT and MBCT can lead to increase activity in patients with obesity and cardiovascular diseases by changing the life style and cognitions.
