amineh jalali; Reza Pourhosein; Ahmed Alipour; Gholam Ali Afrooz
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Objective: Living with diabetes limitations is associated with special psychological distress. Therefore, the study aimed to determine the effectiveness of stress management method based on cognitive behavioral approach and self-care training and the combination of both on quality of life in people with ...
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Objective: Living with diabetes limitations is associated with special psychological distress. Therefore, the study aimed to determine the effectiveness of stress management method based on cognitive behavioral approach and self-care training and the combination of both on quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes. Method: The present study is a randomized four-group double-blind clinical trial with mixed between-and within-subjects design. The research sample included 60 people with type 2 diabetes selected purposefully among the members of the Kerman Diabetes Association by considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study. The participants, after matching in terms of age and gender, were randomly replaced in 4 groups of 15 people and the experimental groups received the relevant interventions in 8 sessions and the control group did not receive any intervention. Pre-test, post-test and 2-month follow-up of the members of all 4 groups were performed by 36-item quality of life questionnaire. Findings: According to the results of the SPANOVA analysis, the mean scores of quality of life (physical and mental health) in the post-test and follow-up phases were increased compared to the pre-test phase and the occurred increase remained stable until the follow-up phase. Conclusion: although medical training and self-care and psychological interventions are solely necessary and useful for people with diabetes, the combination of medical and psychological interventions are necessary to improve the quality of life and stability of the obtained results.
Afrooz GHolamali
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Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor
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GolamAli Afrooz; Mojtaba Dalir; Maryam Sadeghi
Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 180-195
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Objective: Surgery in the treatment of breast cancer is one of the most common treatments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on body image, life expectancy , and happiness in women with mastectomy experience. Method: This research was a semi-experimental ...
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Objective: Surgery in the treatment of breast cancer is one of the most common treatments. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on body image, life expectancy , and happiness in women with mastectomy experience. Method: This research was a semi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with the control group. The statistical population of this study was breast cancer women with mastectomy in Tehran. In this study, 30 patients participated voluntarily and the participants were randomly assigned into two groups of 15 individuals. The experimental group received positive psychotherapy in 90-minute sessions for 6 sessions, while the control group did not receive any intervention. To collect the data, The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (1990), the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale of Snyder (1991) and Oxford Happiness Inventory (1989) were used. Results: Analysis of data by multivariate analysis of covariance showed that positive psychotherapy had a significant positive effect on life expectancy and happiness in women’s with mastectomy experience. Conclusion: According to the results, the use of positive psychotherapy in the treatment of women with breast surgery experience is recommended.
Mansooreh Fazilati; Gholam Ali Afrooz; Ahmad Alipour; Sedigheh Hantooshzadeh
Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 118-135
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of family-oriented psychological interventions on marital satisfaction of pregnant mothers as well as their infant’s birth weight. Population of this quasi-experimental comprised all pregnant women which were in their first quarterly ...
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of family-oriented psychological interventions on marital satisfaction of pregnant mothers as well as their infant’s birth weight. Population of this quasi-experimental comprised all pregnant women which were in their first quarterly of gestation and came to Madaen Hospital for gestation cares. 30 pregnant mother were chosen by convenient sampling and assigned to experimental and control groups. All of mothers completed Afrooz Marital Satisfaction Scale as pre- and post-test and also the weight of their infants was measured after birth. Experimental group underwent family-oriented psychological interventions for 16 consecutive sessions once a week. Data analysis by ANCOVA and MANCOVA showed that family-oriented psychological interventions would improve marital satisfaction of pregnant mothers (p
