Effectiveness of Stress Management Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Psychological and Physiological Indexes of Patients

vahideh montazari khadem; Hamid Taher Neshatdoost; Mehrdad Kalanteri; Rezvan Sadr-Mohammadi

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Effectiveness of Stress Management Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Psychological and Physiological Indexes of Patients

Author(s):

vahideh montazari khadem^1,*,

Hamid Taher Neshatdoost²,

Mehrdad Kalanteri²,

Rezvan Sadr-Mohammadi³

1Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Zarand Branch, Kerman, Iran

2Department of Clinical Psychology, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

3Department of Clinical Psychology, Work Higher Education Institute of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 14, issue 10; e93181

Published online:Oct 24, 2012

Article type:Research Article

Received:Sep 03, 2011

Accepted:Oct 19, 2011

How to Cite:vahideh montazari khademHamid Taher NeshatdoostMehrdad KalanteriRezvan Sadr-MohammadiEffectiveness of Stress Management Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy on Psychological and Physiological Indexes of Patients.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.14(10):e93181.

Abstract

Background : The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of stress management cognitive-behavioral therapy on psychological indexes) anxiety and depression) of patients volunteer to surgery.
Materials and Methods : The design of research was Quasi-experimental with pre-post test type, and control group. 26 subjects were selected on the list of elective surgery in March 2009 had been assigned randomly to experimental (N=13) and control group (N=13). Stress management intervention was conducted in experimental group and were under no intervention in control group. Test anxiety by Spilberger, depression by Beck depression were measured.
Results : Destabilizing Middle data using covariance analysis was used. Results showed that test scores of anxiety, depression compared to the experimental group had a significant reduction (p< 0.05).
Conclusion : Stress management cognitive-behavior intervention can be a elective psychotherapy.

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