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Ensiyeh Babaie; Leyla Goodarzi; Seyedeh Tahereh Hossini
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of positive-oriented psychotherapy on the treatment adherence of chronic breast cancer patients Method:. This study was conducted using a semi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design with a control ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of positive-oriented psychotherapy on the treatment adherence of chronic breast cancer patients Method:. This study was conducted using a semi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group of 30 women (test group 15 and control group 15) from women with breast cancer referred to Tehran Cancer Research Center.Samples were selected by available sampling method and randomly placed in experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of positivist psychotherapy, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The Chronic Patients Adherence Scale was administered to participants. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS software. Results: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in the scores of adherence therapy (p<0.05). Conclusion: Positive psychology interventions by motivating patients give them the necessary spirit to comply with the treatment. These interventions teach patients that in addition to having morale, they need to follow medical orders. These positive psychology interventions give patients the feeling that if they follow the treatment plans correctly, the possibility of their treatment will definitely increase significantly. In the field of acceptance of his treatment method, he can get better results and pay more attention to treatment and treatment methods. When positive psychology interventions are taught to patients, their opinions about the treatment method and participation in the treatment method are used, and the person considers himself a part of his treatment decision-making team and shows more participation. In the training course of positive psychology interventions, patients are taught special abilities and how to control their emotions so that patients have the best reaction in situations where they are in different emotional situations and adapt themselves to the situation in a better way. In the training course of positive psychology interventions, patients are given the necessary training in the field of focusing on good memories and the need to restore their spirits and create new good memories, and increase their ability to integrate the good and bad feelings of life. In the training course of positive psychology interventions, patients are given methods of contentment and acceptance of life events and satisfaction with life in any physical and mental state. This training teaches them to be patient with fate and events in life and to respect the people who have the duty of treating him and follow their decisions. Also, teaching positive psychology interventions to patients is given the necessary training in the field of optimism and life expectancy and it is instilled in them that by creating positive relationships with the treatment staff and obeying medical orders and creating interaction with the therapist, better treatment results will be achieved. The results of this research and similar researches can be used in the fields of treatment of chronic breast cancer patients.
Kamran Pourmohammad ghouchani; sara mandanizade safi; jafar noori
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Objective: Consider the role of psychological problems in the incidence and recurrence of cardiovascular disease in individuals it is necessary to treat these factors while identifying them. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on alexithymia and repetitive ...
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Objective: Consider the role of psychological problems in the incidence and recurrence of cardiovascular disease in individuals it is necessary to treat these factors while identifying them. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychotherapy on alexithymia and repetitive negative thinking in cardiovascular patients. Method: The semi-experimental research method was pre-test-post-test design with control group and 3-month follow-up stage. The statistical population of the study included all cardiovascular patients referred to Imam Reza Heart Hospital in Mashhad in 2021. Among them, 30 subjects (14 males and 16 females) were selected by purposeful sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15) and control group (15). The experimental group received psychotherapy based on positive psychology perspective in 6 sessions, 60 minutes individually. To collect data, Alexei Teymia Toronto-20 questionnaire (Begby et al., 1994) and recurring negative thoughts (McEavi et al., 2010) were used. The data were analyzed using repeated variance analysis test. Findings: According to the results of this study, there was a significant difference in the scores of emotional failure variable and its components including difficulty in identifying emotions, difficulty in describing emotions and objective thinking, and repeated negative thoughts variable, considering the main effect of time stages, the main effect of psychotherapy intervention and also the interactive effect of time stages with psychotherapy intervention (P<0.01). Conclusion: Positive psychotherapy had effectiveness and efficiency in reducing alexithya and repetitive negative thoughts in cardiovascular patients.
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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.
