The Effectiveness of Distance Education of Stress Management in a Cognitive-Behavioral Way on The Psychological Symptoms of Covid-19 Patients: a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Covid-19 patients perceive a lot of stress and suffer from psychological symptoms including depression, stress and anxiety. Because these patients are required to comply with quarantine conditions, remote training can be used for these patients. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of remote training of stress management in a cognitive-behavioral way on the psychological symptoms of covid-19 patients. In this randomized clinical trial, the research population was all the patients with Covid-19 referred to the Dr.Garazi hospital in Isfahan city in the winter of 1400. 70 people were selected by available sampling method and divided into two intervention and control groups (35 people) by limited randomization method. For the intervention group, remote training program on stress management was implemented in five sessions of 60 minutes in two weeks. The control group did not receive training. Psychological symptoms were measured before and after the training sessions using the DASS-21 questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS21 software and by performing chi-square tests, analysis of variance, independent and paired t-test, and analysis of covariance. Remote training of stress management in a cognitive-behavioral way had a significant effect on all dimensions of psychological symptoms of covid-19 patients and reduced them in the intervention group (p≤0.05). Based on the results, this method of training can improve the psychological symptoms of covid-19 patients and it is recommended due to the convenience and possibility of use in the quarantine conditions of these patients.