The Effectiveness Group Emotion Regulation Training on Promoting the Mental Health of Physicians and Nurses of Public Hospitals in Isfahan

Appreciation of the positive personality traits that have been considered by many psychologists in recent years. Improving gratitude can improve the quality of life and mental health in people. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness group emotion regulation training on promoting the mental health of physicians and nurses of public hospitals in Isfahan.

Methods and Materials:

 The design of this quasi-experimental study is pre-test, post-test and follow-up with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of this study included all physicians and nurses of public hospitals in Isfahan in the first three months (April, May and June) of 1400. The research sample was selected using available sampling method of 40 physicians and nurses in Isfahan. The experimental group received an emotion regulation training package for 8 sessions; the control group did not receive any training. Follow-up was done after a month. Covariance test was used to analyze the results. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.

Analysis of the findings shows that the mean scores of mental health of individuals according to the group (control and experiment) after adjusting the pre-test, there is a significant difference (p <0.05) and the experimental group after receiving adjustment training Excitement indicates higher mental health.

Therefore, it can be said that emotion regulation training increases the overall positive orientation, positive cognitive processes, and positive emotional function of individuals and therefore improves the mental health of physicians and nurses during the outbreak of Covid 19.