Evaluation of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Resilience Training Program for Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Bronwyn L. Steele
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Resilience Training

Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychotherapy on Emotional Self-Regulation of Women With Coronary Heart Disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 532-543
Author(s):  
Simin Sayafi ◽  
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Nemat Sotodeh Asl ◽  
Morteza Ebrahimi Varkiani ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Psychotherapy ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Emotional self-regulation can play an important role in reducing the symptoms of coronary heart disease which is a psychosomatic disorder. Objective: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and positive psychotherapy on emotional self-regulation of women with coronary heart disease. Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial. Study population consists of all women with coronary heart disease referred to Pasteur Hospital in Qazvin, Iran during 2019-2020. Using a convenience sampling method, 45 women were selected and divided into three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The intervention program was provided at 8 sessions for each experimental group. Data collection tools were a demographic form, and Ibanez’s Self-regulation Inventory. Participants were followed up for one month after intervention. Collected data were analyzed by ANCOVA and paired t-test. Findings: ACT was effective in increasing emotional self-regulation ability of patients in the post-test and follow-up phases, but the positive psychotherapy had no significant effect on their emotional self-regulation and no significant difference was observed. Conclusion: ACT is an appropriate and effective method for women with coronary heart disease and can be used as a complementary therapy in related medical centers.

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