جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « spirituality therapy » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

With age and the onset of the elderly, people are more prone to mental disorders including feeling of loneliness, anxiety, and depression, due to numerous losses such as loss of spouse, relatives, friends, occupation, social and economic status, beliefs, etc., as well as due to the reduction of physiological functions and mobility. Accordingly, this study aims to compare the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy and spiritual therapy on cognitive dissonance and feeling loneliness in the elderly living in nursing homes. This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest follow-up (PPF) and control group design. The statistical population consisted of all the elderly, aged from 60 to 75 years living in nursing homes of Tehran, Iran, among which Kahrizak nursing home was selected using convenience sampling method. In this way, 30 aged people (three groups of 10) with an average age of 60-75 years were selected using convenience sampling along with inclusion and exclusion criteria, and were randomly assigned into two experimental and one control groups. Participants were exposed to eight 90-minute sessions (2 sessions a week) of Wells’ metacognitive therapy and Boalhari’s spirituality therapy. The follow-up step was conducted one month after the posttest step. Utilized to collect data were Harmon-Jones ‌dissonance arousal reducing questioner and Dehshiri et al.’s loneliness questionnaires. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and Bonferroni post-hoc test in SPSS-22. The results demonstrated that both metacognitive therapy and spiritual therapy groups had a significant difference with control group in terms of the components of cognitive dissonance and feeling of loneliness in posttest and follow-up steps (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference between two groups of metacognitive therapy and spiritual therapy in terms of the components of cognitive dissonance and loneliness (P>0.05). Given the findings of this study, metacognitive therapy and spiritual therapy can be effective in reducing cognitive dissonance and loneliness in the elderly.

Spirituality therapy means using the religious and cultural beliefs of individuals in the process of psychotherapy and considering the transcendent dimension of the clients that leads them to the transcendent source. The present study was conducted to compare the effect of spirituality therapy in improving the symptoms of internet addiction and quality of life among students.

This study was a quasi-experimental study (multi-group with pretest-posttest). The statistical population of the study included all students with internet addiction, studying in the faculties of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences in academic year of 1997-98. Samples were selected by available sampling (30 people) and assigned to experimental and control groups. Data were collected from groups using Internet Addiction and Quality of Life Scale in pre-test and post-test and analyzed by covariance statistical method in SPSS-21 software.

The results of one-way analysis of covariance (ANKOVA) showed that there was a significant difference between internet addiction and quality of life between pre-test and post-test (p<0.001). Mankova analysis (with control of pre-test scores) showed that the spirituality therapy program was significant on variable means of quality of life and internet addiction.

Based on the results, it seems that spiritualty therapy is significantly effective in reducing the symptoms of internet addiction and increasing the quality of life in students. Therefore, it is suggested that psychotherapists use this treatment throughout the country to increase resilience and consequently, to control the symptoms of internet addiction and improve the quality of life of clients.

The best direct predictor and mediator of academic performance is the variable of academic self-efficacy. The original spirituality connected with revelation teaches the art of the transcendent life under its teachings. The purpose of this study is the effectiveness of spiritual therapy and Montessori educational method on increasing the academic self-efficacy of primary school children in Dezful.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of spiritual therapy and Montessori educational method on academic self-efficacy on 250 primary school children in Dezful in 1398 by experimental method with pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The sample size was obtained by purposive sampling method equal to 80 (40 in the experimental group and 40 in the control group). Assessment tools included spirituality training package, Montessori training package in 8 45-minute sessions and Zahirikhah Academic Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (2013). The collected data are analyzed by analysis of covariance using SPSS-21 statistical software.

Spirituality therapy is effective on academic self-efficacy of primary school children in Dezful. Montessori educational method is effective on academic self-efficacy of primary school children in Dezful.

Montessori method also has a positive effect on their academic self-efficacy by providing suitable conditions for successful learning in children. Holding spiritual therapy courses has caused students to start everything in the name of God and make progress in the field of education.

Breast Cancer (BC) causes numerous biopsychological complications that require appropriate interventions. The number of cancer patients is increasingly higher than before worldwide; thus, this chronic disease is a major problem for individuals’ health. A therapy used in the present study was Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to facilitate decreasing distress in patients with breast cancer. This aim was achieved by helping them to reach a level of psychological flexibility to accept what they cannot change and try to modify the changeable matters, to improve their health condition. The present study also implemented Spiritual Therapy (ST) to help these patients find meaning in life and follow their lives according to the values in the most tragic circumstances. Such interventions could significantly help to reduce distress among this group. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effects of ACT and ST on psychological distress (anxiety, depression, stress) in women with breast cancer to enjoy a better life.

This was a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest and a control group design. The statistical population of this study included all patients with BC, referring to Dr. Gholami's Clinic in Kashmar City, Iran, in February 2020. Forty-Five eligible volunteers entered the study; they were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=15); two experimental (ACT & ST), and one control groups. The inclusion criteria of the study were patients with BC (according to oncologists’ diagnosis), the age of 18-65 years, receiving chemotherapy for ≥1 month, no history of mental illness, having at least primary education (reading & writing abilities), no co-morbid physical illness, and patients’ consent and ability to attend all treatment sessions. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (Lavibund and Lavibund, 1995) were used in pretest and posttest phases to define and measure anxiety, depression, and stress in the study subjects. The ACT group received eight 75-minute training sessions two days a week according to a protocol developed by Hayes and associates (2006). The ST group participated in nine 75-minute training sessions two days a week. The protocol used in the ST group was adapted from the protocol developed by Richard and Bergin (2005). However, the controls received no intervention. The obtained data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, including mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics, including univariate Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Bonferroni posthoc test in SPSS at the significance level of 0.05.

The mean posttest scores of depression, anxiety, and stress (after controlling the pretest scores) were significantly higher in both research groups; thus, ACT and ST could effectively reduce depression (p<0.001), anxiety (p<0.001), and stress (p<0.001) in the study subjects. The ETA-squared value indicated that respectively >61%, >56%, and >66% of changes in the depression, anxiety, and stress components in women with BC could be explained by ACT and ST. Bonferroni test data suggested that in depression, the difference between the experimental groups and the control group (p=0.001) and the difference between the ACT and ST groups was significant (p=0.030). Moreover, respecting anxiety, the difference between the two experimental groups and the controls (p=0.001 & p=0.008, respectively) and the difference between the ACT and ST groups was significant (p=0.006). Furthermore, there were significant differences concerning stress between the ACT and ST groups and the control group (p=0.001) as well as between the ACT and ST groups (p=0.026).

Based on the present study findings, ACT and ST effectively reduced psychological distress in the examined women with BC; however, ACT was more effective than spiritual therapy in this respect.

 

Psychological problems significantly impact individual health in communities, especially teenagers and young adults. One of the most common behavioral disorders among teenagers is aggressive behavior. Compared with the healthy population, numerous studies reported decreased general health in aggressive individuals. Various psychological domains were developed to enhance mental and general health. Spirituality therapy is among the prominent methods to enhance mental and general health. In spirituality therapy, the objective is to use the available capabilities, spiritual motivations, and ethical principles for improving and treating various diseases. Violence and aggression are associated with biopsychological problems and general health. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of group spirituality therapy on general health among aggressive male high school students. 

This quasi–experimental research used a pretest–posttest and a control group design. The study population included all aggressive students with a record of aggressive behavior in the school counseling centers during 2017–2018 (N=136). To obtain the required data for the study, we visited and discussed with school counselors and reviewed the historical records of aggressive students. From this population, 40 subjects with the highest scores of aggression (according to Aggression Questionnaire (Buss & Perry, 1992) were selected as the samples and randomly assigned to two groups of experimental and control (n=20/group). Before starting the spirituality therapy course, a pretest was conducted for experimental and control groups by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ–28) (Goldberg & Hillier, 1979). The experimental group participated in 60–min group spiritual therapy sessions for 4 weeks (two days a week); however, the control group received no intervention. After the end of the course, a posttest was conducted for both groups. For analysis data, descriptive statistics (including mean & standard deviation) and inferential statistics, including Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS at the significance level of 0.05. 

According to the obtained results, in 20 aggressive students in the control group, the mean±SD general health was measured to be 29.95±14.92 in the pretest and 28.35±15.22 in the posttest. Furthermore, in the 20 aggressive students in the experimental group, the mean±SD general health equaled 29.55±12.08 in the pretest and 31.35±14 in the posttest. The results also indicated that after adjusting the pretest scores, group spirituality therapy significantly increased the general health of aggressive students (p<0.001). Moreover, the effect of group spirituality therapy on improving the general health of aggressive students was computed as 60.8%. Additionally, the experimental group's mean modified posttest scores were 14.19 and less than the control group, i.e., 28.15.

According to the current study findings, group spirituality therapy is an appropriate method for improving the general health of aggressive students. Spirituality therapy can be considered a complementary therapeutic method to prevent students' psychological problems related to aggressive behavior.

Chronic diseases such as MS can lead to despair, negative emotions and thoughts, and decrease the quality of life. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of spirituality therapy and mindfulness training on cortisol levels and resiliency in patients with MS. The present study was a quasi-experimental and pre-test and post-test design with control group. The statistical population of this study included all patients referring to MS Association of Tehran who were selected using available sampling method and 60 patients were randomly divided into three groups. The results of covariance analysis showed that spirituality and mindfulness intervention were effective on cortisol level and resiliency (p < 0.001). Comparison results also showed that spirituality therapy had more effect on cortisol level and resiliency (p < 0.001). Both mindfulness and mindfulness methods were useful in MS patients, but spirituality had more effect on cortisol improvement and resiliency in MS patients.

 Acute coronary heart disease is the most common cause of death in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of spiritual therapy on quality of life in elderly patients with acute coronary heart disease.

This was a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design on a sample of 54 elderly people with acute coronary heart disease in Tehran who were selected by convenience sampling method and then were randomly assigned to two groups including 27 intervention and 27 control group. The intervention group received 8 sessions of 60 minutes’ spiritual therapy and the control group did not receive the intervention. Elderly participants in the study completed the Elderly Quality of Life Questionnaire (CASP-19) and Seattle Angina Quality of Life Questionnaire (SAQ) before, one week and one month after the intervention.

The results showed that spiritual therapy was significantly effective on quality of life of the elderly with acute coronary heart disease using the total score of both Seattle questionnaire the elderly quality of life questionnaire(CASP-19) indicating that the interaction between group and time was significant (P <0.05).

Spiritual therapy was effective in promoting quality of life in elderly patients with acute coronary heart disease (between groups and time progression).

AIDS is a medical and social problem that is unfortunately associated with a high prevalence in Iran. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of spirituality therapy on increasing CD4 cell and quality of life in AIDS patients.

The statistical population included all AIDS patients referred to Shahriar Health Centers in 2018. Thirty patients were selected by Convenience sampling method and were replaced in two groups of 15 each. Participants were assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and blood tests for CD4 . Subsequently, participants in the experimental group received 8 sessions (90 minutes) of spiritual therapy and the control group received no training . Data were analyzed by using analysis of analysis and SPSS version 23 software.

The results showed that spirituality therapy had a significant effect on the increase of CD4 in AIDS patients, but it did not have a significant effect on the quality of life of them.

It can be concluded that the effect of spirituality therapy on CD4 is effective. But spirituality has not been effective in improving the quality of life.

The emergence of chronic physical diseases such as thalassemia causes decrease qualify of life in the patients with thalassemia. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of spirituality therapy on the qualify of life and mindfulness of the patients with thalassemia.

The present study was quasi-experimental with pretest, posttest, and control-group with a two-month follow-up design. The statistical population of the present study included the patients with thalassemia in the city of Shiraz in the fourth quarter of 2018. 30 patients with thalassemia were selected through non-random voluntary and purposive sampling method and randomly replaced into experimental and control groups (15 patients in the experimental and 15 in the control group). The experimental group received ten ninety-minute spirituality therapy intervention sessions during two-and-a-half months. The applied questionnaires in this study were qualify of life questionnaire (The World Health Organization, 1993) and mindfulness questionnaire (Baer, Smith & Allen, 2004). The data from the study were analyzed through ANOVA by mixed design.

The results showed that spirituality therapy significantly influences psychological distress and resilience in the patients with thalassemia (P˂0.001).  That way this treatment can improve qualify of life and mindfulness in patient With Thalassemia.

The findings of the present study implied that spirituality therapy can be used as an efficient therapy to increase qualify of life and mindfulness of the patients with thalassemia via techniques such as self-awareness and self-communication, altruism, forgiving the self and others, appreciation and gratefulness.

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of spirituality therapy on body image concern and loneliness in nursing students with social anxiety.

This study was a quasi-experimental pretest - posttest with control group. The study population was consisted of all nursing students with social anxiety in Sari branch of Islamic Azad University. After screening, the sample consisted of 30 (15 for each group) nursing students with social anxiety that were selected by as a voluntary and randomly recruits to each of groups. Then, the participants in the experimental group participated in 8 sessions of 90 min of spirituality therapy, while the control group did not receive any therapy. Instruments for gathering data were Social and emotional loneliness scale for adults (SELSA) and Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI).Then, the data were analyzed using SPSS.v24 software and statistical tests such as MANCOVA.

The results indicate that the spirituality therapy had significant impact on body image concern (F=11.53, P=0.000) and loneliness (F=51.89, P=0.000) in nursing students with social anxiety.

Based on the findings of this study, intervention based on spirituality therapy improves body image concern and loneliness in nursing students with social anxiety and could be used as an effective interventional method.

 Aging is a critical period of human life and considering the issues and needs of this stage is a social necessity. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of spirituality therapy on the dimensions of quality of life of the elderly.

 In this quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design and follow-up with the control group, 40 elderly were selected by purposive sampling method trough referring to the three nursing homes of the elderly in Esfahan city. The subjects were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups with 20 people for each group. Data collection tool was a world health organization quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREEF) and King's spiritual intelligence questionnaire. Frankl's spirituality therapy protocol was performed for the experimental group in three 30-minutes sessions and at the end of the sessions, two groups were tested. A follow-up step was performed after 3 months. Data were analyzed by SPSS 23 software using multivariate analysis of covariance and analysis of variance with repeated measurements.

 After controlling the pre-test effect there was a significant difference between the mean scores of quality of life variables in the experimental and control groups at the post-test and follow-up stages (p=0.0001). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the mental health variable (p>0.05).

 Spiritual therapy is effective in improving the quality of life of the elderly.

Diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses and also the biggest health problem in all countries. The most important strategy for controlling chronic diseases is self-care behaviors. Therefore, it is important for anyone with this problem to be at the centre of control and decision making in the daily treatment of their illness. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of spirituality group therapy on self-care and its dimensions in women with type 2 diabetes.
The design of this research was quasi-experimental with pre- and post-test and experimental and control groups. Among women with type 2 diabetes being recorded in health network of Eghlid, 30 subjects were randomly selected and assigned into two groups of experimental and control (15 per group). In the pre-test, Toobert & Glasgow self-care questionnaires (2000) were completed by the participants and blood samples were taken from all the subjects. The intervention group spirituality therapy was performed for 10 90-minute sessions in the experimental group. SPSS software (version 19) was used for data analysis.
Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) showed that the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable was significant (p According to our results, group spirituality therapy in patients with diabetes could promote the self-care and its dimensions. Therefore, this method could be used to treat diabetes and reduce the physical and psychological consequences.

According to the high prevalence and increased incidences of diabetes and debilitating impact of the disease, it is essential to investigate the factors related to control of the disease. Thus the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of spirituality group therapy on self-compassion and control of blood sugar in women with type 2 diabetes in the city of Eghlid.
Material & The design of this research was quasi-experimental with pre-posttest and experimental and control group. Among women with type 2 diabetes who had recorded in the city of Eghlids health network, 30 subjects randomly selected and were assigned into two groups experimental and control (15 per group). In the pre-test, Neff self-compassion questionnaires (2003) completed by the participants and blood samples were taken from all subjects. The intervention spirituality group therapy was performed for 10 sessions of 90 minutes on the experimental group. Spss software version 19 was used for data analysis.
The results showed that the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable was significant and meaningful and spirituality therapy has affected on self-compassion and its dimensions (Self-kindness, Judge about yourself æ Common humanities, Isolation, Mindfulness And Too replicated) and blood sugar diabetes.
according to spirituality group therapy in patients with diabetes could promote the self-compassion and also control their blood sugar levels. Therefore, it is suggested that this method is used to treat diabetes and reduce the physical and psychological consequences.

Aim and In recent years, sources of stress and unfavorable environments have increased. Moreover, the world's elderly population is growing. Thus, the aim of the present study was the investigation of the effectiveness of spirituality therapy on the resiliency of elderly living in nursing homes.
Methods and Materials: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest and posttest and control group. The study population consisted of all elderly in Sadeghieh Nursing Home, Isfahan, Iran. From among the elderly who gained a score of less than 50, 20 individuals were selected and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (n = 10). The experimental group received 8 sessions of spirituality therapy-based intervention. The Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale was completed by the participants in pretest and posttest stages. The Cronbach’s alpha of this scale in Iran was 0.87. Its reliability was obtained through test-retest (0.73). The collected data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA in SPSS software.
Findings: Group spirituality therapy caused a significant increase in mean scores and resiliency of experimental group in posttest and follow-up stages in comparison to pretest (P The results showed that spirituality therapy is a good method to increase resiliency in the elderly. Through participating in group spirituality therapy sessions and exchanging ideas and opinions, they found meaning and purpose in life and every event. Due to its relevance to the Iranian cultural and religious context, it is recommended that spirituality therapy be offered to other age groups and compared with cognitive therapy in terms of increase in resiliency.