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MohammadReza Tamannaeifar; Azam Mansourinik; Freshteh Malekzadeh Kashani
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Objective: Chronic pain as a common problem may effect on the physical health, well-being and quality of life in patients. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of alexithymia and moderating resilience in the relationship between insecure attachment styles and the quality of life in ...
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Objective: Chronic pain as a common problem may effect on the physical health, well-being and quality of life in patients. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of alexithymia and moderating resilience in the relationship between insecure attachment styles and the quality of life in chronic pain patients. Method: This study is a structural equation modeling. Among the chronic patients referred to Kashan therapeutic clinics in 2022, 188 patients were recruited through convenience sampling. In order to collect information, Revised Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Reid, 1989), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (1992), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003) and Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL- BREF) were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS 24 software. Results: The results of correlation coefficients showed that there are significant negative correlation between the quality of life with anxious insecure attachment, dependency insecure attachment and alexithymia, while there are significant positive correlation between resilience and quality of life (P<0.01). The results showed that the proposed model of the present study has a good fit (x2/df=2.748, p<0.001, CFI= 0.91, RMSEA=0.06). In addition, the results showed that the direct effect of anxious attachment on alexithymia (β= 0.549, P<0.05) and the direct effect of alexithymia on quality of life is significant (β= -0.632, P<0.01). When alexithymia are included as mediator in the relationship between anxious attachment and quality of life, the indirect effect of anxious attachment on quality of life is -0.347, and this indirect effect is significant (P<0.01). Also, the direct effect of dependency attachment on alexithymia is significant (β= 0.297, P<0.05). When alexithymia are included as mediator in the relationship between dependency attachment and quality of life, the indirect effect of dependency attachment on quality of life is -0.188, and this indirect effect is significant (P<0.05). Therefore, The results showed that alexithymia mediates the relationship between anxious insecure attachment and quality of life (β=-0.347, p<0.01) and dependency insecure attachment and quality of life (β=-0.188, p<0.05) in chronic pain patients. Resilience also moderates the relationship between alexithymia and quality of life (β=-0.121, p<0.05). Conclusion: The insecure attachment may effect on quality of life through alexithymia and resilience can be a protective factor against the negative impact of this effect in chronic pain patients. These results have important implications for clinicians and researcher in the field of health psychology. Psycho-educational interventions to identify emotions and describe them and reduce alexithymia can help patients manage their emotions better and improve different aspects of their quality of life. Also, interventions based on resilience can lead to improving the quality of life in chronic pain patients.
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Hamidreza Heidari; hajar torkan
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Objective: This research aimed to predict the quality of life of hemodialysis patients based on alexithymia, anxiety sensitivity, and psychological hardiness. Methods: The current research was of a descriptive-correlational type. The statistical population of this study included all patients undergoing ...
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Objective: This research aimed to predict the quality of life of hemodialysis patients based on alexithymia, anxiety sensitivity, and psychological hardiness. Methods: The current research was of a descriptive-correlational type. The statistical population of this study included all patients undergoing hemodialysis in Isfahan City in 2022. Accordingly, 294 participants (180 men, 114 women) selected using the available sampling method. Data collection tools include the alexithymia scale (Bagby and Parker, 1994), anxiety sensitivity scale (Reiss et al., 1986), psychological hardiness scale (Kiamarthi et al., 1998), and quality of life scale (World Health Organization, 1996). The research data collected using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and step-by-step regression using SPSS-27 software. Results: The results showed that alexithymia, anxiety sensitivity, and psychological hardiness could predict 49.5% of the variance in quality of life. Alexithymia predicted 42% of the variance of quality of life (P<0.01, β=-0.420), anxiety sensitivity predicted 25/7% of the variance of quality of life (P<0.01, β=-0/257), and psychological hardiness predicted 25/5% of the variance of quality of life (P<0.01, β=0.255). Conclusion: Based on this, it can to conclude that alexithymia and anxiety sensitivity are among the factors that play an effective role in reducing the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. Alexithymia is a dysfunction in emotional processing that leads to a decrease in the ability to identify and diagnose emotions. When a person suffers from advanced kidney disease, i.e., undergoes hemodialysis, he faces problems and defects in the fields of self-esteem and independence in performing health and personal behaviors, so the high level of anxiety sensitivity and these physical worries in these people can be considered a common reaction in chronic patients. Since the quality of life defined and interpreted depending on the definition of the individual and his beliefs regarding the situation in which the individual is, these patients find their quality of life low. On the other hand, hemodialysis patients faced with an uncertain future and the inability to maintain the previous values of life, or at least the inability to follow these values as before the disease, since they find themselves unable to make changes in the said disease. Therefore, they become aroused faster and try less than healthy people to control their emotional situations, such as anxiety and physical changes. Accordingly, replanting and planning for the development and training of psychological hardiness in hemodialysis patients leads to an increase in the quality of life
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Mustafa Bolghan-Abadi
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Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, posing significant challenges to public health systems and individuals' well-being. While medical treatments have advanced, there is growing recognition of the importance of psychological factors ...
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Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, posing significant challenges to public health systems and individuals' well-being. While medical treatments have advanced, there is growing recognition of the importance of psychological factors in influencing the course and outcomes of CVDs. Among these factors, personality traits and anxiety have gained attention for their potential impact on quality of life (QoL) and general health outcomes in cardiovascular patients. Personality type D, characterized by a combination of negative affectivity and social inhibition, has been identified as a relevant personality construct in cardiovascular health research. Individuals with Type D personality traits may experience heightened psychological distress and engage in maladaptive coping strategies, potentially exacerbating the burden of CVDs. Additionally, generalized anxiety, commonly observed in cardiovascular patients, has been associated with adverse health outcomes, including decreased treatment adherence and impaired QoL. Despite increasing recognition of the importance of personality and anxiety in cardiovascular health, there remains a need to understand the mechanisms through which these factors influence patient outcomes. This study aims to investigate the mediating role of generalized anxiety in the relationship between personality type D and QoL and general health in cardiovascular patients. By exploring these relationships, we aim to enhance our understanding of the psychological pathways underlying the impact of personality on cardiovascular health outcomes, with implications for tailored interventions to improve patient well-being and treatment outcomes. This study aimed to explore the mediating role of generalized anxiety in the relationship between Type D personality, QoL, and general health among cardiovascular patients. Method: This study adopted a fundamental research approach, employing a descriptive and correlational design with structural equation modeling (SEM). The study population consisted of all cardiovascular patients in Mashhad, Iran, during the year 2019. A convenience sampling method utilized to recruit a sample of 180 patients from cardiovascular clinics in Mashhad. Data collected using standardized instruments, including the D-Denolt (2007) personality type questionnaire, the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL), and the Generalized Anxiety Inventory developed by Goldberg & Hiller (1972) and Spitzer et al. (2006). Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation utilized for data analysis at the descriptive level, while inferential analyses employed Pearson correlation and structural equation tests. Results: The results of the study revealed significant associations between Type D personality, generalized anxiety, QoL, and general health among cardiovascular patients. Type D personality demonstrated a significant positive relationship with generalized anxiety (p < 0.001), indicating that individuals with Type D personality traits experienced heightened levels of anxiety. Additionally, Type D personality inversely associated with QoL (p < 0.001) and general health (p < 0.001), suggesting that individuals with Type D personality traits reported lower levels of QoL and general health status. Furthermore, generalized anxiety exhibited significant negative correlations with both QoL (p < 0.001) and general health (p < 0.001), indicating that increased levels of anxiety associated with poorer QoL and general health outcomes among cardiovascular patients. Moreover, path analysis techniques revealed that generalized anxiety played a mediating role in the relationship between Type D personality, QoL and general health outcomes (p < 0.05). This suggests that the presence of generalized anxiety partially explained the adverse effects of Type D personality on health-related outcomes in cardiovascular patients. Conclusion: In conclusion, this study provides valuable insights into the complex interplay between personality traits, mental health factors, and health outcomes in cardiovascular patients. The findings underscore the importance of considering psychological factors, such as Type D personality and generalized anxiety, in the assessment and management of CVDs. Interventions aimed at addressing anxiety management and maladaptive personality traits may hold promise in improving QoL and general health outcomes among cardiovascular patients. By elucidating the mediating role of generalized anxiety, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the psychological mechanisms underlying health outcomes in CVDs, thereby informing holistic approaches to patient care and management
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Mohammad Reza Tamannaifar; Azam Mansourinik; Shiva Ahmadpoursamani
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Objectives: Quality of life in patients with heart failure can be affected by several factors. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between personality traits and quality of life in heart failure patients mediated by self-care behaviors. Method: This study is a structural equation modeling. ...
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Objectives: Quality of life in patients with heart failure can be affected by several factors. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between personality traits and quality of life in heart failure patients mediated by self-care behaviors. Method: This study is a structural equation modeling. Among the heart failure patients referred to Tehran Heart Hospitals, 300 patients referred to Jam Hospital and Bustan Cardiovascular Clinic were recruited through convenient sampling. In order to collect information, NEO-FFI (Costa & McCrae, 1992), MOS (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992) and EHFSCB (Jarsma et al., 2003) were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS 24 software. Results: The results of correlation coefficients showed that there are significant negative correlation between the personality traits of neuroticism and agreeableness with quality of life, while there are significant positive correlation between extroversion and quality of life (P<0.01). Also, there are significant negative correlation between self-care behaviors and quality of life (P<0.01). According to the results the proposed model has a good fit (x2/df=2.786, p<0.001, CFI= 0.92, RMSEA=0.07). In addition, the direct effect of neuroticism, extroversion and agreeableness on quality of life is significant (P<0.01). When self-care behaviors are included as mediators in the relationship between personality traits and quality of life, the indirect effect of neuroticism and conscientiousness on quality of life is 0.09 and 0.049 respectively, and these indirect effects are significant (P<0.01). Therefore, self-care behaviors mediate the relationship between personality traits of neuroticism and conscientiousness with quality of life.Conclusion: These results have important implications for clinical practice and research in the field of cardiac health psychology and indicate the need to develop approaches and better management of these patients in self- care behaviors. Considering the widespread prevalence of heart diseases as a chronic disease and the high costs of treatment, the results of this research have many practical implications for health psychologists, doctors and nurses. Interventions aimed at changing personality characteristics (especially reducing neuroticism and increasing conscientiousness) in order to improve the quality of life of heart patients is a complex and time-consuming task. Therefore, one of the effective interventions to increase these patients’ quality of life can be focusing on increasing self-care behaviors. Hence, educating patients about the importance of this issue can play an important role in improving these patients’ quality of life.
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.
Mohammad Reza Abdoli Bidhendi
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of EMDR and PC on quality of life in patients with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Method: The study was a quasi-experimental that included pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population included all patients ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of EMDR and PC on quality of life in patients with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Method: The study was a quasi-experimental that included pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population included all patients with CABG referred to the rehabilitation clinic of Tehran Heart Center, and were selected using available sampling based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Thirty-six randomly selected patients were divided into two experimental groups and one control group. In EMDR group, each patient underwent this treatment individually in six sessions, and the same was carried out for PC. The control group received no treatment. The research instruments included Impact of Event Scale and SF-36, which were performed on patients in all groups in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up. Data analyzed using MANCOVA. Findings: The results in the post-test showed a significant difference between EMDR and the control group in emotional problems and in the follow-up showed a significant difference between the two groups in physical function, emotional problems, energy / fatigue, emotional well-being and pain, and significant differences between the PC and the control group in emotional problems and emotional well-being. Also, the results did not show any significant difference between the effectiveness of the two interventions on the quality of life. Conclusion: It seems that EMDR and PC were both effective in enhancing quality of life. Also, there is no significant differences between the two treatments.
Seyed Morteza Mousavi; Afsaneh Khajevand Khoshli; Javanshir Asadi; Hasan Abdollahzadeh
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Objective: The present research was conducted by the aim of comparing the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on self-compassion and quality of life among women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Method: The present research was semi-experimental ...
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Objective: The present research was conducted by the aim of comparing the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on self-compassion and quality of life among women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Method: The present research was semi-experimental in which a pretest-posttest and follow-up with control group design was used. The research population included all the female patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus referring to the Rheumatology clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital and Tooba clinic of Sari city, Iran, in the first half of 2019. The study sample included 60 patients who were selected by available sampling method and, then, were assigned into two experiment groups and one control group through random assignment method. All the three groups were assessed by using the Neff’s Self-Compassion Scale (2003) and the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (1998) in pretest, posttest, and follow-up stages. The first and the second experiment groups respectively received the ACT and CFT interventions in eight 120-minute session in groups. Findings: Results indicated that the ACT and CFT methods have been effective on improving self-compassion and quality of life in the posttest and follow-up stages (p < 0.01). Findings affirmed that the effectiveness of CFT on improving self-compassion was greater. No significant difference was observed between the both interventions on the quality of life variable (p<0.01). Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, psychologists and health practitioners are recommended to use these two therapeutic models for reducing the psychological problems of patients with SLE.
Ameneh Khalatbari; Shohreh Ghorbanshiroudi; Mohammadreza Zarbakhsh; Taher Tizdast
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Objective: The role of psychological therapies and interventions in chronic diseases such as diabetes has been confirmed, so the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy and treatment based on acceptance and commitment to cravings. The quality of life and psychological ...
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Objective: The role of psychological therapies and interventions in chronic diseases such as diabetes has been confirmed, so the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy and treatment based on acceptance and commitment to cravings. The quality of life and psychological distress of patients with type 2 diabetes was Tonekabon. Method: This study was an experimental study with purposive sampling method And the statistical population was diabetic patients of Tonekabon city hospital who 200 people were selected as a sample and after performing the dependent variable test, people who had different standard deviation with others were selected, whose number was 100 people and 45 people were randomly selected. They were selected and divided into three groups of 15, two intervention groups and a control group. Focused on compassion and 12 sessions of act therapy (session 45 minutes). Sessions For each intervention, two sessions were performed weekly with an interval of 3 days. End of treatment All three groups were post-tested. Findings: The differences between the means of the two groups in craving, quality of life and psychological distress were (7-264), (7.054) and (7-914), respectively, which showed that people who were affected by acceptance and commitment treatment compared to those who They were treated with compassion-focused treatment, showing greater effectiveness in the extent of each of the variables mentioned in the post-test. Conclusion: The results showed a decreasing trend of craving, psychological distress and increasing the quality of life in the follow-up and effectiveness of both approaches and the superiority of the act approach. Therefore, this treatment can be used in different situations to improve life.
Mohsen Rahjerdi; Mansour Sodani; Maryam Gholamzade Jofre; Parviz Asgari
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Objective: The aim of this study was to study the effectiveness of well-being therapy on depression, sexual satisfaction and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients. Method: The research method was asynchronous multiple baseline single-case experimental design. The statistical population of this ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to study the effectiveness of well-being therapy on depression, sexual satisfaction and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients. Method: The research method was asynchronous multiple baseline single-case experimental design. The statistical population of this study was all type 2 diabetic patients in the city of Mashhad in 2019. In this study, 4 people were selected by purposive sampling method, they responded to the depression, sexual satisfaction scales and the quality of life questionnaire. Data were analyzed by visual chart analysis and using the reliable change index. Findings: Data analysis results showed that well-being therapy is effective in reducing depression, improving sexual satisfaction and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients. Conclusion: Well-being therapy as a short-term psychotherapy strategy with positive consequences in individual and interpersonal life can be used to reduce depression, improve sexual satisfaction and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients
alireza aghayousefi; yarhosain safari; Sara Ahmadi; parastoo abaspour
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Objective: type II diabetes is one of the chronic illnesses with various physical and psychological effects for patient. The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of coping therapy on psychological markers (Stress, quality of life and coping strategies) in type II diabetic patients. ...
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Objective: type II diabetes is one of the chronic illnesses with various physical and psychological effects for patient. The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of coping therapy on psychological markers (Stress, quality of life and coping strategies) in type II diabetic patients. Method: It was a semi-experimental research with pre-test, post-test, control group and follow up test. The population of the research includes all diabetic patients with registered medical records in diabetes center of Kermanshah in 2016. 40 individuals were selected by available and random sampling in experimental and control group (20 individuals per group). They have completed coping strategies questionnaire of Folkman- Lazarous, family life incidents and changes (FILE) and short form of diabetic patients' quality of life (DQOL-BCI). Findings: Data was analyzed by SPSS-20 and the results showed that coping therapy significantly increases the quality of life, adhere to treatment, coping strategies, social support, planned problem-solving, positive reevaluation, stress reduction and continence in experimental group than control group (p<0.01, p<0.05). however, the results indicated that there is no significant difference in the variable of escape-avoidance coping strategies between experimental and control group (p>0.05). Conclusion: according to the results, it can be said that coping strategies may reduce the problems of patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
hassan Shafiei; Shadi Nasiri
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Objective: The purpose of the present research was to prediction the quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes based on psychological well-being, health literacy and self-efficacy. Method: This study was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all ...
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Objective: The purpose of the present research was to prediction the quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes based on psychological well-being, health literacy and self-efficacy. Method: This study was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all diabetic patients referring to diabetes clinic of Imam Sadegh Hospital in Delijan City in 1396. The research sample consisted of 150 patients with type 2 diabetes who were selected by random sampling method. The data for the research were collected through Quality of life Test (WHOQOL-BREF), Psychological well-being Test, Health Literacy for Iranian Adults & Diabetes Management Self-efficacy Scale. Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings: Data analysis showed that 59% of the quality of life of diabetic patients is predictable by psychological well-being (β = 0.59, p = 0.001), health literacy (β =0.42, p=0.001) and Self-efficacy (β=0.34, p= 0.001). Conclusion: Health literacy, psychological well-being and self-efficacy in diabetes management play an important role in increasing the quality of life of patients with type 2 diabetes, and this finding has important implications for the education and promotion of mental health in diabetic patients.
ALI MOHAMMAD Rezaei; Tayyebeh Sharifi; Ahmad Ghazanfari; Elham Aflaki; Mohammad jafar bahre dar
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Objective: Lupus is a disease that causes anxiety in a person with anxiety and tension in response to threatening conditions. This change in people's mood structure causes depression and changes in their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment ...
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Objective: Lupus is a disease that causes anxiety in a person with anxiety and tension in response to threatening conditions. This change in people's mood structure causes depression and changes in their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based therapy and compassion based therapy on depression, anxiety, quality of life in patients with systemic lupus. Method: This is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test with a control grou. The statistical population of this study included all patients with systemic lupus treated in Shiraz hospitals (N = 750), who were randomly divided into four groups. The control group was divided into 20 and 3 experimental groups. The instruments used in this study included Beck Depression Scale, Zong Anxiety Scale (SAS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life. Findings: The results of Covariance analysis showed that this treatment had a significant effect on systemic lupus at post-test and follow-up stage. Conclusion: The results showed the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Based Therapy (CFT) on depression, anxiety and quality of life of the subjects.It can be argued that a compassionate approach is appropriate for people with systemic lupus disease because it is consistent with their daily lives and behaviors during the day.
Anita azarkolah; Abbas Abolghasemi; Mehriar Nadrmohammadi; Habibeh Salvat
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Objective: The aim of this research (the present study) was to determine the relationship between Sense of Coherence, Positive thinking and self-disclosure with quality of life in the cancer patients. Method: The study population of this research was consisted of all patients with cancer in Imam Khomeini ...
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Objective: The aim of this research (the present study) was to determine the relationship between Sense of Coherence, Positive thinking and self-disclosure with quality of life in the cancer patients. Method: The study population of this research was consisted of all patients with cancer in Imam Khomeini Hospital of Ardabil in 2016.The sample of the study was 100 people that were selected by available sampling. Data were collected by fourquestionnaire: quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF), sense of Coherence (SOC), life orientation test (LOT-R) and emotional self-Disclosure scale (ESDS). The data were analyzed by Pearsons correlation and Multiple Regression Analyze. Findings: The finding showed that, there was positive significant relationship between sense of coherence components (comprehensibility, manageability & meaning) and positive thinking with quality life of cancer Patients.also there was positivesignificant relationship, between happiness, peace and insentience of self-disclosure components with quality life of cancer Patients as well as negative significant relationship between depression, jealousy, aggressive, anxiety and fear with quality life in cancer patients. The results of multiple regression analyze showed that sense of coherence with 59 percent, positive thinking with 29 percent and self-disclosure with 29 percent was to able predict the quality life of cancer patients. Conclusion: This results may have important implications in the field of Psychological and medical patients.
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Mahsa Assarzadegan; Zohreh Raeisi
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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 ...
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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.
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Samira Jelodari; Sheida Sodagar; Maryam Bahrami Hidaji; Boyok Tajeri
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Objective: The aim of study is comparison life orientation, life quality and perceived social support in patients with acute lymphocytic and acute myeloid leukemia.Method: this research is retrospective (ex post facto). In this study, data gathered 89 patients selected during 13 months visits ...
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Objective: The aim of study is comparison life orientation, life quality and perceived social support in patients with acute lymphocytic and acute myeloid leukemia.Method: this research is retrospective (ex post facto). In this study, data gathered 89 patients selected during 13 months visits to Shariati Hospital in 2017 via census procedure by three questionnaire of life orientation, quality of life (SF-36) and Fleming & et al perceived social support.Result: as the results showed, the value of F for orientation of life was 0.01 and for quality of life and social support 0.05 were meaningful. On the other words, patients with myeloid leukemia are more optimistic in comparison with lymphocytic leukemia patients. myeloid leukemia patients are better in family support, body function, energy, tiredness, social function, pain, general health and emotional wellbeing.Conclusion: Overall, the results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of optimism regarding life orientation and dimensions of physical function, energy/ fatigue, social function, pain, general health and emotional well-being of quality of life and perceived social support of the family. And the type of disease can be effective in psychosocial factors, therefore, should be considered.
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kimia sahraian; MehrAngiz Peyvastegar; zohreh khosravi; mojtaba habibi
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Objective: The aim of this study is to compare cognitive rehabilitation and mixed treatment of cognitive rehabilitation with emotion regulation on quality of life in patients with HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND). Method: This study was a quasi-experimental research conducted in form of ...
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Objective: The aim of this study is to compare cognitive rehabilitation and mixed treatment of cognitive rehabilitation with emotion regulation on quality of life in patients with HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND). Method: This study was a quasi-experimental research conducted in form of pretest-posttest and follow-up, with two experimental groups. 46 HIV patients that had HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorder, were selected and were included randomly in two experimental group (n=23). One experimental group administered a cognitive rehabilitation and another experimental group received both cognitive rehabilitation and emotion regulation. Participants completed the WHOQOL-HIV-BREF questionnaire in the pretest, posttest and follow-up assessment. The data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measure. Result: The results illustrate that the two groups differed at post-assessment. In particular, the experimental group 2 showed a remarkable improvement in WHOQOL-HIV-BREF. At the follow-up assessment, the experimental group 2 also showed more improvement than experimental group 1. However, there was a slight decrease in follow-up assessment in comparison to the post-assessment in both groups. Conclusion: The results showed that combination therapy of cognitive rehabilitation and emotion regulation is more effective than cognitive rehabilitation alone, in improving the quality of life of HIV patients with neurocognitive disorders (HAND).
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Tahereh Samin; Hossain Akhlaghi Kohpaei
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Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the chronic diseases in which physical and psychological disorders are very common among these patients. Aim:The aim of this study was prediction of life expectancy based on quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. ...
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Objective: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is one of the chronic diseases in which physical and psychological disorders are very common among these patients. Aim:The aim of this study was prediction of life expectancy based on quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Method: The method of study was correlation. The statistical population of this study was all members of the Association of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Patients in the first half of the 1396 year that among the statistical population, 120 people were selected by simple random sampling method. The data gathering tool was questionnaires of MillerHope Scale (MHS), Quality of Life (SF-36), Quality of Life (SF-36), Product-service systems (PSS) and Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI). Data were analyzed using statistical tests of correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis with stepwise method.Results: The results showed that quality of life had a significant positive correlation with the life expectancy of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, but perceived stress and fatigue had a significant negative relationship with life expectancy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Also the results showed that quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue was explained 39% of the total variance of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients that in the meanwhile, Perceived stress (Beta= - 0.34) had the greatest role in predicting the life expectancy of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and after that, respectively, were fatigue (Beta= - 0.22) and quality of life (Beta= 0.20).Conclusion: Considering the effect of quality of life, perceived stress and fatigue are suggested in the hope of life in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), while treating drugs to improve the psychological health and increase their hope,quality education courses based on quality of life and Based on reducing stress for them.
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SH. abdollahi; Fariba Zarani; Jalil Fathabadi
Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 31-52
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Objective: Chronic kidney disease is One of the common physical diseases in human societies which can affect people's mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social support and resilience in predicting the quality of life among adolescents with chronic kidney disease. Method: ...
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Objective: Chronic kidney disease is One of the common physical diseases in human societies which can affect people's mental health. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social support and resilience in predicting the quality of life among adolescents with chronic kidney disease. Method: The research design of this study is correlation type and a component of regression. 140 adolescents 19-13 years of dialysis centers in Tehran were selected by accessible sampling procedure. The Connor-Davidson Resilience questionnaire (2003), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life Questionnaire of World Health Organization were administered to them.Results: Analysis of data using a regression analysis revealed that there is a relationship between the resilience and social support and the quality of life of adolescents with chronic kidney disease, the social support and resilience affect the quality of life of patients. Conclusion: it can be said that increase resiliency and social support in patients will improve their quality of life. Therefore it is necessary to pay attention to their psychological conditions alongside their physical conditions.
amin rafiepoor; r Abbas Rahiminezhad; Reza Rostami; Lavasani M.
Volume 6, Issue 23 , December 2017, , Pages 5-16
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Introduction: The aim of this study is the comparison of biofeedback and Kegel treatment methods on quality of life enhancement in women with urine incontinency. Methods: In a quasi experimental study,45 women with urge urine inconstancy who referred to Atieh neuroscience center from October to February ...
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Introduction: The aim of this study is the comparison of biofeedback and Kegel treatment methods on quality of life enhancement in women with urine incontinency. Methods: In a quasi experimental study,45 women with urge urine inconstancy who referred to Atieh neuroscience center from October to February 2015 were selected with randomized sampling and were assigned in two groups of control and experiment. Patients in biofeedback group received 40 minutes electromyography biofeedback during five sessions and per twice a week. In Kegel group, patients performed the Kegel experiments 30 minutes during 8 weeks per twice a week. Patients were appraised the quality of life questionnaire before and after the treatment. Finally the data were analyzed with ANCOVA method. Results: Biofeedback induced a significant change in quality of life of women with urinary incontinency (p
Elham Arabi; Masume Bagheri
Volume 6, Issue 22 , September 2017, , Pages 72-87
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Introduction: Evidence suggests that emotion regulation plays a key role in pain disorders long-term compatibility. The present study was carried out to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between pain intensity and quality of life (QOL). Method: In this study, ...
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Introduction: Evidence suggests that emotion regulation plays a key role in pain disorders long-term compatibility. The present study was carried out to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between pain intensity and quality of life (QOL). Method: In this study, one hundred and twenty patients with chronic pain (32 males, 88 females) were asked to complete the short form of quality of life Questionnaires (SF-36), Emotion Regulation Questionnaires, and Multidimensional pain Questionnaires. The data were analyzed using correlation coefficient, regression analysis, and path analysis. Results: It was shown that reappraisal had significantly negative association with pain intensity and positive association with quality of life and suppression had significantly positive association with pain intensity and negative association with quality of life. Also, pain intensity was negatively correlated with quality of life. Furthermore, results showed that emotion regulation strategies played a mediating role on the relationship between pain intensity and QOL.Conclusion: Despite the direct and negative relation between pain intensity and QOL, variability of pain intensity determined indirectly the level of quality of life in patients with chronic pain by mediating emotion regulation strategies.
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Seyfullah Aghajani; HAMIDREZA SAMADIFARD; Mohammad Narimani
Volume 6, Issue 21 , May 2017, , Pages 142-156
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Objective: Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in Iran and the world. It is chronic, progressive and expensive and creates many complications. This study aimed to investigate the role of cognitive avoidance components and metacognitive belief in the prediction of quality of life in diabetic patients. ...
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Objective: Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in Iran and the world. It is chronic, progressive and expensive and creates many complications. This study aimed to investigate the role of cognitive avoidance components and metacognitive belief in the prediction of quality of life in diabetic patients. Methods: The study was based on a descriptive correlational method. Statistical population consisted of all patients with type 2 diabetes in Ardabil city in 2015. 124 diabetic patients were selected as the statistical sample using the convenience sampling. Data were collected through Dugas and Sextons cognitive avoidance scale (2008), Wells metacognitive belief scale (2004) and the world health organization quality of Life Scale (1996). Research data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression methods. Results: The results showed that there is a significant negative relationship between cognitive avoidance components and metacognitive belief with quality of life in diabetic patients (p < 0.05). Beta coefficients for predictor variables indicated that thoughts repression -0.16, thoughts succession -0.20, avoidance of threatening stimuli -0.22, changing image to thought -0.24 and metacognitive belief -0.12 have significantly predictive capability of Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Thus, it can be concluded that cognitive avoidance components and metacognitive belief are considered the predicting variables related to quality of life in diabetic patients.
Mohamad oraki; Puran sami
Volume 5, Issue 20 , January 2017, , Pages 34-47
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Objective: the purpose of this research is studying of : Mindfulness Integrated Behavior- Cognitive Therapy Effect on psychological well-being, quality of life among multiple sclerosis patients.Method: Materials and Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental design of which the corpus is all multiple ...
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Objective: the purpose of this research is studying of : Mindfulness Integrated Behavior- Cognitive Therapy Effect on psychological well-being, quality of life among multiple sclerosis patients.Method: Materials and Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental design of which the corpus is all multiple sclerosis patients that have a file at MS Society of Iran. Of these30 were selected by Voluntary sampling and were randomly divided into two groups: experimental and control group , then testing group were under Mindfulness- Integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Instruments that used is quality of life’ 54 items, and psychological well-being questionnaires that completed by patients. Behavior- Cognitive Therapy based on Mindfulness was used to the experimental group. After completion of the process both experimental and control groups were filled in the questionnaires again .data were then analyzed using Co-variance test (Ancova and Mancova).Results: Multi-variable covariance(Ancova and Mancova) analyze showed that there was a significant difference among two groups in the case of psychological well-being and quality of life in MS patients in psychological dimension (p< 0/001).Conclusion: Mindfulness- Integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy may increase psychological well-being in MS patients and also improves quality of life in MS patients in psychological dimension.
Fereshte Pourmohseni-Koluri; Fina Eslami
Volume 5, Issue 20 , January 2017, , Pages 48-67
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Abstract Object: Despite of prevalent and clear signs of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the causes of this illness is still unclear. It seems mental factors contribute in severity and incident of this illness, But still there is no cure for this disease The aim of this study was to investigate effectiveness ...
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Abstract Object: Despite of prevalent and clear signs of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the causes of this illness is still unclear. It seems mental factors contribute in severity and incident of this illness, But still there is no cure for this disease The aim of this study was to investigate effectiveness of group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on mental health and quality of life of patients with bowel irritating syndrome. Method: This research was semi-experimental design pretest-posttest with control group that subjects were 40 people who diagnosed by physician as BIS that selected by available sampling method. And randomly assigned in experimental and control groups. Then two groups answered general health and quality of life questionnaires. Experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 –minute’s group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness and the control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups completed questionnaires after completing the treatment again. Data analyzed by Analysis of univariate and Multivariate Covariance. Results: Analysis of univariate and Multivariate Covariance revealed mental health and quality of life effectively higher in experimental group compared to the control group (p< 0/001). Conclusion: The findings have showed the group cognitive therapy based on mindfulness promote mental health and improve quality of life of patient with irritable bowel syndrome.
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Nooshin Pishva; Azam Bayanlou; hamid poursharifi; Tahereh Yavari
Volume 5, Issue 19 , October 2016, , Pages 57-68
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Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and quality of life in patients with clinical pain complain and healthy people. Method: The study sample consists of 200 participants (100 patients with pain complain and 100 healthy people between 18-60 years ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and quality of life in patients with clinical pain complain and healthy people. Method: The study sample consists of 200 participants (100 patients with pain complain and 100 healthy people between 18-60 years old) which were selected at convenience. Data were collected by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF36) and analyzed by independent samples t test, Pearson moment correlation method and Enter regression. Findings: Based on the findings, the two groups of patients and healthy participants were significantly different both in alexithymia scale and quality of life. Also correlation between alexithymia and quality of life in patients was stronger, particularly in difficulties describing emotions and external-oriented thinking subscales. Conclusion Results showed that pain causes strong relationship between alexithymia and quality of life; and the mental aspect of quality of life is more affected by alexithymia than others
Nader Hajloo; Osha Barahmand; Ali Adili; Mahnaz Fathi
Volume 5, Issue 19 , October 2016, , Pages 117-132
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Objective: Cancer creates a lot of stress and can significantly affect quality of life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stage of disease, illness perceptions, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the quality of life of patients with cancer. Method: The sample consisted of 120 ...
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Objective: Cancer creates a lot of stress and can significantly affect quality of life. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of stage of disease, illness perceptions, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the quality of life of patients with cancer. Method: The sample consisted of 120 hospitalized patients in Tehran's Shohada hospital in 2014 that was selected purposefully. For data collecting, were used the Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (FACT-G), Fatigue in Cancer Therapy (FACT-F), Illness Perception (R-IBQ) and a Short-Form of Questionnaire for Needs of Cancer patients (SCNS -SF34). Multiple regressions was used to analyze the data. Findings: The general regression model showed significant role of disease stage, illness perception, unmet needs and fatigue in predicting the life quality of patients (p<0/01). Conclusion: In addition to providing physical care, attention to the psychological component in the lives of cancer patients to improve quality of life, will be important.
