Asghar Fouladi; Ali khademi; Ali Shaker Dioulagh
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Objective: Nurses are more often exposed to cyberchondria owing to their frequent contact with patients. Thus, the present study was carried out to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive and compassion therapies on the level of cyberchondria symptoms in nurses. Method: The research utilized an experimental ...
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Objective: Nurses are more often exposed to cyberchondria owing to their frequent contact with patients. Thus, the present study was carried out to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive and compassion therapies on the level of cyberchondria symptoms in nurses. Method: The research utilized an experimental method involving a pre-test, post-test and follow-up design. As for the sample size, 60 nurses from hospitals in Tabriz participated in the research in 2022. Through random selection, the nurses were assigned to three groups, i.e. metacognitive therapy, compassion therapy and control group. McLurry and Shevlin’s Cyberchondria Scale (CSS) was employed for data collection. Next, the researchers carried out data analysis with the use of the mixed analysis of variance model, Tukey's and Benferroni's post hoc tests, using SPSS statistical software (version 22). A significant P value of less than 0.05 was observed. Findings: The time factor proved to have a significant impact on the amount of cyberchondria dimensions. In other words, the level of cyberchondria dimensions decreased from pre-test to follow-up. Moreover, the interaction effect of time and group also revealed that there were significant variations among the three groups (i.e. metacognitive therapy group, compassion therapy group and control group) in terms of compulsion, distress, excessiveness and reassurance. In other words, the level of cyberchondria dimensions in the intervention groups was lower than that of the control group in the post-test and the follow-up phases. Conclusion: Given the effectiveness of metacognitive and compassion therapies on cyberchondria symptoms, it seems that the application of metacognitive therapy and compassion therapy interventions will alleviate and treat cyberchondria symptoms in nurses.
Mahdi Azad; Zahra Bagherzadeh Golmakani; Ahmad Mansouri; Mohsen Doustkam
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Objective: Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that has many effects on patients' mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Method: This research was a quasi-experimental ...
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Objective: Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that has many effects on patients' mental health. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy on body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Method: This research was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group. Thirty people with psoriasis in Mashhad (Iran) selected by available sampling method and the randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent 8 sessions to metacognitive therapy, while the control group did not receive any intervention. The participants completed Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II). Data were analyzed by SPSS software, using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Findings: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in body image concern, anxiety and depression scores (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The results suggested that metacognitive therapy has a significant effect on reducing body image concern, anxiety and depression in psoriasis patients. Therefore, therapist can use this method to reduce body image concern, anxiety and depression in these patients.