Comparison of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotion-focused Therapy on Negative Emotions of Coronary Heart Disease

Cardiovascular diseases are among one of the most leading cause of mortality in the world. In addition to physical problems, cardiovascular diseases may have a significant impact on individuals’ psychological well-being. Psychological interventions along with medical interventions can both help to the psychological and physiological improvement among individuals. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and emotion-focused therapy on negative emotions of coronary heart disease patients.

This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population of the study included patients with coronary heart disease in the city of Karaj. The age range was 30 to 60 yearswho referred to Shahid Rajaee hospital in Karaj. Samples were selected using available sampling method and then the samples were randomly divided into two experimental and one control group. Data were collected using D-type personality scale and Buss and Perry hostility scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis of covariance by SPSS software, version 25.

outcomes showed that acceptance and commitment therapy and emotionfocused therapy were effective on Negative Emotions control group (p<0.05). Also the results of the covariance showed that, there was a significant difference between the groups' adjusted averages for Negative Emotions.The mean difference in emotion-focused therapy was greater than acceptance and commitment therapy.

Considering that one of the most important psychological factors related to heart disease are negative emotions and these emotions can have an accelerating role in the development and progression of heart disease and Due to the effectiveness of the above treatments, their education can be helpful in addition to medical treatments