Khalatbari A, Ghorbanshiroudi S, Zarbakhsh M R, Tizdast T. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Compassion-based Therapy and Acceptance-based Therapy and Commitment to Self-care Behavior and Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. JGUMS 2020; 29 (3) :34-49
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1- Deparment of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.
2- Deparment of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran. , drshohrehshiroudi@gmail.com
Abstract: (2426 Views)
Background: Diabetes is one of the most common diseases affecting people's mental health and the body. Therefore, psychological interventions seem necessary to solve the problems caused by this disease.
Objective: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Compassion-focused Therapy (CFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and commitment to self-care behavior and glycosylated hemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes at Tonekabon City Hospital.
Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was a one-step cluster sampling study, including 200 patients who were randomly selected from all patients with type 2 diabetes in Tonekabon City Hospital and, at the same time, the scale of self-care behavior of Tobert, Glasgow, and Hamspon (2002). A total of 45 people were randomly selected and divided into three groups of 15 people, including two intervention groups and one control group, 12 compassionate therapy sessions, and 12 admission-based treatment sessions, each lasting 45 minutes. Meetings for each intervention were performed twice a week with an interval of 3 days. At the end of treatment, all three groups were retested.
Results: Due to the comparison of the mean differences between the two treatment groups for self-care and glycosylated hemoglobin (5.012) (-2.145), respectively, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy was more effective than compassion-focused therapy.
Conclusion: The results owed a positive trend and increased self-care behavior and balanced glycosylated hemoglobin level in the follow-up and effectiveness of both approaches and the superiority of the acceptance and commitment-based treatment approach. Therefore, this treatment can be used in different conditions to improve the lives of patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Special Received: 2020/05/13 | Accepted: 2020/09/21 | Published: 2020/10/2