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

Simin Sayafi; Nemat Sotodeh Asl; Morteza Ebrahimi Varkiani

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

Author(s):

Simin Sayafi¹,

Nemat Sotodeh Asl

¹,

Morteza Ebrahimi Varkiani²

1Department of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.

2School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 24, issue 6; 532-543

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Simin SayafiNemat Sotodeh AslMorteza Ebrahimi VarkianiEffectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychotherapy on Emotional Self-Regulation of Women With Coronary Heart Disease.J Inflamm Dis.24(6):e156253.

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Positive psychotherapy

Emotional self-regulation

Coronary heart disease

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