Publication Date: 2023
Iranian Journal Of Psychiatry (17354587)18(4)pp. 388-395
Objective: Stress, anxiety, and depression affect the diabetic patient by causing symptomatic changes. Considering the destructive effects of psychological symptoms on the health status of diabetic people, our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in improving the psychological outcomes of diabetic patients. Method: This trial is a quasi-experimental type that uses a pretest-posttest design with a control group. A total of 62 people were selected based on the inclusion criteria and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. All subjects in the intervention group underwent CBT training twice a week for eight sessions, while those in the control group did not receive this intervention. Before and following the intervention, the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-42) was utilized to evaluate the psychological symptoms of all participants. The data were analyzed through analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and SPSS-23 software. Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of age, gender, marital status, parenthood, and education level (P > 0.05, n = 30 in each group). Additionally, there was no significant difference between the mean DASS-42 scores before the intervention (P > 0.05). However, after the intervention, the experimental group exhibited reduced levels of depression, anxiety, and stress compared to the control group (P < 0.001). The values of Eta for depression, anxiety, and stress subscales were equal to 0.809, 0.669 and 0.776, respectively, which means that 80.9%, 66.9%, and 77.6% of the changes in these symptoms in the experimental group are related to the training received through the CBT approach. Conclusion: It can be concluded that diabetic patients who suffer from psychological symptoms can benefit from the CBT approach to reduce their stress, anxiety, and depression levels. Copyright © 2023 Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Publication Date: 2021
Clinical Schizophrenia and Related Psychoses (discontinued) (19351232)15(4)
Introduction: Autism is a developmental disorder that is characterized by challenges in social interaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of transactional analysis on parental stress of mothers with autistic children. Materials and methods: The research method was quasi-experimental using pre-test and post-test design with control and intervention groups. The statistical population of this study was all mothers of autistic children living in Isfahan (Isfahan, Iran) in total of 30 samples were selected by purposive sampling method and were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Both groups were first pretested by the Berry and Jones (1995) Parental Stress Scale. Then, only the mothers of the intervention group underwent sessions of group therapy based on the transactional analysis. After sessions of minutes on the intervention group, both groups were re-evaluated by the same tests. The results were analyzed by SPSS software and covariance analysis. Results: The results of the current study indicated that parental stress scores in the intervention group was reduced significantly in the post-test compared to pre-test (P<0.05). Therefore, the analysis of transactional has been able to significantly reduce the mean scores of parental stress in mothers of children with autism. Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of transactional analysis on parental stress of mothers with autistic children, therefore, counseling through transactional analysis can be considered as a support tool for mothers with autistic children. © 2021 Walsh Medical Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
