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The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on quality of life in a patient with myocardial infarction

Objective:
Acceptance  and  commitment  therapy  (ACT)  interventions  increase  psychological  flexibility  and  improve mental health and quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction. 
Study design: A controlled clinical trial study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of an ACT intervention in improving the quality of life in patients with MI in Isfahan, Iran.
Method:
The  present  controlled  clinical  trial  with  a  pre  and  post test  design  was  conducted  on  a  statistical  population 


Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on Social and Health Adjustment of Nursing Students

Introduction: University students have a lot of problems in the field of adjustment especially social and health adjustment. Therefore, present research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on social and emotional adjustment of nursing students.


An acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness group intervention for the psychological and physical well-being of adults with body mass indexes in the overweight or obese range: The Mind&Life randomized controlled trial

This trial aimed to assess the effect of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based intervention on the various psychological and physical issues associated with obesity. A parallel group randomized controlled trial was conducted with 142 adults with body mass indexes in the overweight or obesity range seeking treatment. Participants were assigned either to the ACT and mindfulness-based group intervention (Mind&Life intervention) plus treatment as usual (TAU) or the TAU-only condition. Individuals receiving the Mind&Life intervention with TAU showed more adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and greater decrease in external eating, weight, and visceral fat both at posttreatment and at 6-month follow-up.


The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Marital Satisfaction, Sexual Self-Esteem and Burnout Martial among Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Background and Aim: 

Marital and sexual problems of chronic patients, especially diabetes, that often are ignored, need special attention to proper treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on marital satisfaction, sexual self-
esteem and burnout martial among women with type 2 diabetes.

Materials and Methods: 


The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy on cancer recurrence fears in patients with relapses from oral cancer

Objective

To investigate the effect of acceptance commitment therapy in reducing the fear of cancer recurrence in patients with oral cancer recurrence. 

Methods

A total of 63 patients with oral cancer recurrence were divided into control group (32 cases) and intervention group (31 cases) according to the length of hospitalization. The control group received routine nursing, and the intervention group constructed and gave the fear of cancer recurrence to patients with oral cancer recurrence on the basis of the control group based on the theory of acceptance commitment therapy. 

Results


The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Prostate Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study

ﭼ  ﻪﻨﯿﻣز  :فﺪﻫ و ناﻮﻨﻋ ﻪﺑ نﺎﻃﺮﺳ ﮏﯾ ﺶﻨﺗ ﻪﺛدﺎﺣ ﻣ از ﯽ ﭘ ﺎﺑ ﺪﻧاﻮﺗ يﺎﻫﺪﻣﺎﯿ ﻔﻨﻣ ﯽ دﺪﻌﺘﻣ ي  ﺖﻣﻼﺳ ﻒﻠﺘﺨﻣ دﺎﻌﺑا و ﺪﺷﺎﺑ هاﺮﻤﻫ ﻤﺴﺟ ،ﯽ ﻧاور ﯽ ﮔداﻮﻧﺎﺧ و ﯽ ﺑ رﺎﻤﯿ ﻪﺑ ار ﺑ ﺮﻄﺧ ﯽ ا ﻌﺗ فﺪﻫ ﺎﺑ ﺮﺿﺎﺣ ﺶﻫوﮋﭘ .دزاﺪﻧ ﻦﯿﯿ ﺸﺨﺑﺮﺛا ﯽ  نﺎﻣرد ﺬﭘ شﺮﯾ ﮐ ﺮﺑ ﺪﻬﻌﺗ و ﺖﯿﻔﯿ ﮔﺪﻧز ﯽ ﻼﺘﺒﻣ ﺖﻣﻼﺳ ﻪﺑ ﻪﺘﺴﺑاو نﺎﯾ تﺎﺘﺳوﺮﭘ نﺎﻃﺮﺳ ﻪﺑ .ﺪﺷ مﺎﺠﻧا   و داﻮﻣ شور :ﺎﻫ ﻧ عﻮﻧ زا ﺮﺿﺎﺣ ﺶﻫوﮋﭘ ﻪﻤﯿ ﺎﻣزآ ﯽﺸﯾ ﭘ ﺎﺑ ﺶﯿ ﺲﭘ ،نﻮﻣزآ ﭘ و نﻮﻣزآ ﯽ ﮔ يﺮﯿ  .دﻮﺑ هاﻮﮔ هوﺮﮔ ﺎﺑ هاﺮﻤﻫ 40 ﺮﻔﻧ زا ﺑ نارﺎﻤﯿ ﺳ ﻪﺑ ﻼﺘﺒﻣ ﻪﻌﺟاﺮﻣ تﺎﺘﺳوﺮﭘ نﺎﻃﺮ ﺪﻨﻨﮐ ه ﺑ ﻪﺑ نﺎﺘﺳرﺎﻤﯿ ﻓﺎﺒﻟ ﯽ اﺪﻬﺷ و داﮋﻧ ي ﺮﺠﺗ ﺶﯾ رد  لﺎﺳ 1398 رد شور ﻪﺑ ، ﻪﺑ ﺲﭙﺳ و بﺎﺨﺘﻧا سﺮﺘﺳد ترﻮﺻ ﻓدﺎﺼﺗ ﯽ ﺎﻣزآ هوﺮﮔ ود رد ﺶﯾ ) 20 ) لﺮﺘﻨﮐ و (ﺮﻔﻧ 20  .ﺪﻧﺪﺷ شرﺎﻤﮔ (ﺮﻔﻧ ﺬﭘ نﺎﻣرد شﺮﯾ  و ﻪﺴﻠﺟ ﺖﺸﻫ ﺐﻟﺎﻗ رد ﺪﻬﻌﺗ 90 ﻗد ﻪﻘﯿ ا ي اﺮﺑ ي ﺎﻣزآ هوﺮﮔ ﺶﯾ هوﺮﮔ و


Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Resilience, Psychological Well-Being, and Life Expectancy in Asthmatic Patients

Introduction: Psychosomatic experts have tried to associate mental disorders to physical illnesses. The vulnerability of different parts of the body is thought to depend on fundamental differences between individuals. One of the methods that seems to affect the psychological problems of asthma patients is acceptance and commitment therapy. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance- and commitment-based therapy on resilience, psychological well-being, and life expectancy in asthmatic patients.


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