The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapyon Perceived Stress and Illness Perception in Asthmatic Individuals

Asthma is a major problem in most parts of the world is still diagnosed and treated as a global health problem and many people die every year. The purpose of this study was to the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on perceived stress and illness perception in asthmatic individuals.

The statistical population of this study included all asthmatic individuals who referred to asthma and allergy clinics in Bushehr in year 2019, 40 of them were selected voluntarily and randomly assigned to experimental group and control group (each group of 20 person). To collect data Cohen, Kamarck, and Mermelstein’s perceived stress (1983) questionnaire and Mouss-Morris et. al.’s illness perception (2002) were used. This quasi experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group. The experimental group underwent acceptance and commitment therapy but the control group received no treatments. Data were analysed using covariance analysis.

The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy was effective to decrease perceived stress and increase illness perception in asthmatic individuals (p < .05).

According to the results, this treatment can be used to decrease perceived stress and increase illness perception in asthmatic individuals. And help them to decrease their tentions.