عنوان مقاله :
The Effectiveness of Group Psychotherapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on Emotional Expressiveness and Self – Care behaviors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
پديد آورندگان :
Shahbeik ، Soroush Islamic Azad University, Semnan Branch - Department of Psychology , Taghavijurabchi ، Fatemeh Islamic Azad University, Tehran University of Science and Research Branch - Department of Psychology , Rohani ، Nikoo Islamic Azad University, Gorgan Branch - Department of Psychology , Mohamadi ، Marjan Islamic Azad University, Rooden Branch - Department of consulting and guidance , Amani ، Omid Shahid Beheshti University - Department of clinical and Healt Psycology
كليدواژه :
Psychotherapy , Acceptance and Commitment , Emotional Expressiveness , Self , care , Type 2 Diabetes
چكيده فارسي :
Background and Objective: In line with increasing urbanization and lifestyle changes, diabetes has become a common disease, which puts many problems on the lives of infected people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of group psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment on emotional expressiveness and self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was a post-test pretest with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of 36 women with type 2 diabetes referring to health centers under the Diabetes Association of Tehran in 2017-2018. The eligible participants were divided into experimental (18 people) and control (18 people) groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of intervention using group psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment, and the control group was placed on the waiting list. Data were collected in pre-test and post-test stages using emotional expressiveness questionnaire (Emmons king) and Tober Glasgow self-care behaviors questionnaire, and analyzed by MANCOVA analysis with SPSS v.23 software. Results: Data analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the mean of emotional expressiveness and self-care of the experimental and control groups in the post-test stage. In other words, group psychotherapy based on acceptance and commitment significantly increased emotional expressiveness and self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes (P 0/001). Conclusion: Considering the effect of group psychotherapy based on the acceptance and commitment on emotional expressiveness and self – care behaviors, it is recommended that psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and mental health professionals use this method to increase on emotional expressiveness and self – care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes.
