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Mahsa Assarzadegan; Zohreh Raeisi
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training based on positive- psychology on Quality of life and happiness of patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: This Quasi-Experimental study was a pretest- posttest and follow-upwith control group. The statistical population ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of training based on positive- psychology on Quality of life and happiness of patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: This Quasi-Experimental study was a pretest- posttest and follow-upwith control group. The statistical population of the study included patients with type 2 diabetes who referred to Hazrat Ali Health center (Isfahan, 2017) Of these, 30 members of the diabetic patients were selected by convenient sampling ,and were then randomly assigned into two 15-member group (experimental and control groups). The experimental group received a positive psychological approach for 8 sessions of 90 minutes, and The control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups were evaluated before and after the intervention and in the follow up using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996) and Oxford Happiness (1989). Results: Analysis of deta by variance with repeated measurements Showed that positive-psychological education had significant influence on the quality of life and happiness in patients with type 2 diabetes and There is a significant difference between the experimental and control (P <0.001). Conclusion: Positive psychological education effectively improves the quality of life and happiness of patients with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, it is recommended that this treatment approach be used to help improve the quality of life and happiness of these patients.
