Health Psychology
mojtaba aghili; Zahra Poorbahman; Ensiyeh Babaee
Abstract
IntroductionLupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly activates against the body's cells and causes damage to the body's tissues. The prevalence of lupus in women is about 9 times higher than in men. Usually, people between 15 and 45 years old get this disease. Symptoms of ...
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IntroductionLupus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly activates against the body's cells and causes damage to the body's tissues. The prevalence of lupus in women is about 9 times higher than in men. Usually, people between 15 and 45 years old get this disease. Symptoms of this disease include skin rashes, sensitivity to light, mouth ulcers, arthritis and fever. This disease, with alternating phases of recovery, exacerbation of clinical symptoms, and the involvement of almost all organs and tissues, which is sometimes irreversible, can affect various aspects of the patients' lives and mental and physical health and lead to a disruption in their quality of life.MethodsThe current research is semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and control group. The statistical population of the study was all the patients with lupus hospitalized in Ghaem and Razavi hospitals of Mashhad in 2022, using available sampling method, 45 people were selected as a sample and randomly divided into 3 groups of experiment 1 (admission-based treatment and commitment), experiment 2 (compassion-focused therapy) and the control group were included.Research toolsBasic Psychological Needs Questionnaire: This questionnaire was created by LaGuardia et al in 2000 and contains 21 questions graded on a 7-point Likert scale. The reliability coefficients obtained from the implementation of this questionnaire on the subjects' mother, father, romantic partner and friends were reported as 0.92, 0.92, 0.92 and 0.92 respectively. Incongruent Magnification Questionnaire: This questionnaire was created by Riskind et al in the year (2000) and consists of six display texts that respondents answer each item on a 5-point scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very much). they give. The reliability coefficient of this questionnaire in the study of Riskind et al. (2000) was obtained by Cronbach's alpha method of 0.84. Stress Coping Strategies Questionnaire: This questionnaire was created in 1990 by Endler & Parker in order to evaluate how people deal with their problems. This test has 48 statements and includes three coping styles, i.e. problem-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, and avoidant coping style. The reliability of the whole test is reported as 0.85 and its validity as 0.78. ResultsThe results of the research showed that therapy based on acceptance and commitment and therapy focused on compassion on basic psychological needs, maladaptive magnification and stress coping strategies are effective in patients with lupus (P<0.05). Also, compassion-focused therapy has more effectiveness on basic psychological needs, maladaptive magnification, and stress coping strategies in lupus patients.ConclusionBased on this, the results of the research indicate that treatment focused on compassion leads to the inhibition of automatic emotional reactions and the cultivation of a sense of human commonality in patients, leading to an increase in the feeling of satisfaction of basic psychological needs and a decrease in maladaptive magnification and stress coping strategies.
mojtaba aghili; narges khatoon arbabi
Abstract
Introduction
Domestic violence is a serious issue that can occur in any intimate or family relationship. The most common type of domestic violence is spousal abuse or husband violence against women. Spousal abuse can take many forms such as physical, sexual, emotional, or financial violence, and it ...
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Introduction
Domestic violence is a serious issue that can occur in any intimate or family relationship. The most common type of domestic violence is spousal abuse or husband violence against women. Spousal abuse can take many forms such as physical, sexual, emotional, or financial violence, and it can occur at any time and in any place. Based on various studies on the effectiveness of mindfulness and acceptance and commitment-based therapies in reducing depressive symptoms and chronic pain, the question arises as to which of the two methods is more effective, and whether the combination of these two treatments could be more effective. However, it is not yet clear whether one therapy is more effective than the other, or whether a combination of both therapies is more effective in reducing depression and chronic pain in abused women.
Method
A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group was used in this study. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women who were abused by their spouse and had a file in the Welfare Office. One group received acceptance and commitment-based therapy, another received mindfulness-based therapy, and the third group was the control group. All three groups completed pre-tests and post-tests using the Depression Inventory and the Chronic Pain Questionnaire, with the experimental groups receiving 8 sessions of 60 minutes each. The inclusion criteria included married women aged between 25 and 35 years, with a minimum diploma education, a score higher than the cut line (18) in the depression list, and victims of physical violence by their spouse at medical diagnosis. The exclusion criteria included reluctance to participate in the investigation and absence for more than two sessions. The research data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and comparison of means using SPSS software version 24.
Results
The results showed that both therapeutic approaches significantly reduced depression and chronic pain in abused women (p<0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the two intervention methods in reducing depression and chronic pain.
Conclusion
The findings of the study suggest that acceptance-based therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy are effective in reducing depression and chronic pain in women who have experienced spousal abuse. There was no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two therapies in reducing depression and chronic pain. The study highlights the importance of providing access to effective therapies for women who have experienced spousal abuse.
