Seyed Younes Mohammadi; Afsana Soufi
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Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on quality of life and perceived stress in cancer patients. Method: The current research was a quasi-experimental of pretest-posttest and control group design The statistical population ...
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Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on quality of life and perceived stress in cancer patients. Method: The current research was a quasi-experimental of pretest-posttest and control group design The statistical population included all cancer patients referring to the pathology department of Shiraz hospitals in 2017. Selected through purposefully sampling method from Namazi Hospital and inclusion criteria were 30 patients assigned randomly in experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The experimental group received an interventional program(Acceptance and Commitment-based therapy) of eight 90-minute sessions. The control group did not receive any intervention. Data were collected using, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire and Perceived Stress Questionnaire. The data were analyzed andrepresented as mean, standard deviation, and Univariate covariance analyze. Findings: The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy has a significant effect on improving the quality of life and reducing perceived stress in patients with cancer. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be mentioned that Acceptance and Commitment-based therapy increase Quality of Life and reducing Perceived Stress in cancer patients and it can be used as an efficient method. and it can be used as an efficient method.
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S.Younes Mohamadi; Katayon rahimzada Tehrani
Volume 7, Issue 25 , June 2018, , Pages 106-120
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Objective:AIDS will change the route of life people with the disease and to cause loss of self – esteem, increased vulnerability feeling and confusion thoughts in their. This study was aimed to investigate The effectiveness of the logotherapy on the spiritual health and quality of life of women ...
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Objective:AIDS will change the route of life people with the disease and to cause loss of self – esteem, increased vulnerability feeling and confusion thoughts in their. This study was aimed to investigate The effectiveness of the logotherapy on the spiritual health and quality of life of women with HIV. Method: The study design was experimental. The statistical society consisted of all women with AIDS in 2015 were referred to clinics in Tehran. Among them, 30 were selected by random sampling and were divided into two groups (experimental and control groups). The Experimental group received 10 sessions of logo therapy. Research instruments were The World Health Organization Quality of Life and spiritual health Questionnaires (Ellison & Palutzian) and were performed on pre-test and post-test. To analyze the data multivariate analysis of covariance was used by spss20.Result: The results showed that logotherapy, improving quality of life and its subscales (Mental health, physical health, social health and the environment). Also, logotherapy increased spiritual health and its dimensions (Existential and Religious health) in women with HIV. Conclusion: According to these results, it can be deduced that Logo improving quality of life and spiritual well-being in people with AIDS, and it can be used as a coping method for improving spiritual health and increasing quality of patients' lives with AIDS/HIV.
