Effects of Cognitive-behavioral Fordyce Happiness Training on Sense of Coherence in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Introduction Psychological problems of chronic patients, especially diabetes, that often are ignored, need special attention to proper treatment. In current research, the effect of cognitive-behavioral Fordyce happiness training on sense of coherence in diabetic patients have been studied. Materia...

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Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences 2017-02-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishkadah-i ̒ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Niyshābūr
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Online Access:http://journal.nums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-245-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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Summary:Introduction Psychological problems of chronic patients, especially diabetes, that often are ignored, need special attention to proper treatment. In current research, the effect of cognitive-behavioral Fordyce happiness training on sense of coherence in diabetic patients have been studied. Materials and Methods The design of research was a quasi-experimental design with pretest and post-test together with control group. The samples were 24 subjects on average 57 years old among diabetic patients Parsian diabetes clinic in Mashhad. The members of experimental and control groups responded to the sense of coherence questionnaire. Experimental group received 10 Fordyce happiness training sessions (1 hour for each session). Then for post-test both of groups responded to the sense of coherence questionnaire. The data were analyzed by covariance analysis ANCOVA. Results The finding showed that Fordyce happiness cognitive-behavioral training could increase the average sense of coherence scores in experimental group in comparison with control group. Conclusion Based on these findings, in addition to increasing the sense of happiness among diabetic patients, Fordyce happiness training plan has meaningful effect on increasing the sense of coherence.
ISSN:2383-3203
2476-2768