leila razi; daruosh jalali
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Objective: Disease perception, which plays an important role in the treatment process and following health instructions, is influenced by various psychological factors.. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between personality traits and ...
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Objective: Disease perception, which plays an important role in the treatment process and following health instructions, is influenced by various psychological factors.. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between personality traits and family functioning with perception of the disease in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Method: The method of this study was descriptive with a correlational design based on path analysis and statistical population of all patients with with multiple sclerosis disease referred to the offices of neurologists and Kashani Hospital in Shahrekord in 2020, from which 250 people were selected by purposive sampling method. Data collection tools included Bradbent et al.'s Awareness Questionnaire, Neo Personality Traits Questionnaire, Bishop and Baldwin Family Performance Scale, and Lazarus and Folkman Coping Strategies Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 and Amos-19 software and path analysis. Findings: The results showed that the research model has a good fit. The results also showed that coping strategies in the relationship between neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreement, Openness, extroversion and family functioning play a mediating role in the perception of the disease. Conclusion: Family performance and personality traits can lead to a better perception of the disease for the individual with positive effects on the adoption of effective coping strategies.
shirin khatami; Mohammad Oraki; Ahmad Alipour; Parvin Mansouri
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Objective: The role of psychological distress has been approved in the clinical course of skin diseases. which. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and its combination with Biofeedback on disease perception, mental health, and ...
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Objective: The role of psychological distress has been approved in the clinical course of skin diseases. which. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and its combination with Biofeedback on disease perception, mental health, and severity of clinical symptoms in patients with psoriasis. Method: The present research is a quasi-experimental study with an inter-subject design. The statistical population included all patients with psoriasis referred to the Dermatology Research Center of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. From this population, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 45 patients were selected by purposive sampling method and replaced randomly in three groups of 15 people (two experimental groups and one control group). The first experimental group received 8 sessions of Biofeedback and 8 sessions of mindfulness-based stress reduction. The second experimental group received only mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention and the control group did not receive any intervention. The research instruments included Broadbent et al.'s (2006) Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, Goldberg (1988) General Health Questionnaire, and Corti (2009) Psoriasis Area Severity Index. Findings: According to the results of SPANOVA analysis, both interventions were found to be effective. However, combining mindfulness-based stress reduction programs with Biofeedback was more effective and more sustainable. Conclusion: These two therapies, especially in combination, can be used as an effective method in psoriasis patients.
