Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

The effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy in psychological flexibility and internal cohesion among cardiovascular patients with obesity

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Sara Zarieh 1
Farah Naderi 2
Parviz Asgari 3
Saeid Bakhtiarpoor 4
1 PhD. student in Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Khorramshahr International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramshahr, Iran.
2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2021.19942
Abstract
Introduction: The present research was aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy in psychological flexibility and internal cohesion among cardiovascular patients with obesity.
Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with pretest, posttest, 3-month follow-up and control group design. The statistical population of the study were include all cardiovascular patients with obesity in Tehran who referred to Shariati and Rajaei hospitals in 2019-2020. The sampling method was convenience. Twenty-four subjects of patients have been assigned in to groups randomly (12 subjects in each group). The experimental group received emotion-focused treatment in two-hour weekly sessions for eight weeks. The control group were in wait list. To gather the data, acceptance and action questionnaire of Bund et al., (2011) and internal cohesion of Kimiaei et al., (2013) were used. The data were analyzed by SPSS-26 through Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA).
Results: The findings showed the emotion-focused therapy in increasing the psychological flexibility and the internal cohesion is effective.
Conclusion: According the findings, it can be concluded that the emotion-focused therapy is an effective and consistent approach in improving the psychological circumstances of cardiovascular patients.
Keywords
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Cardiovascular Patients
Obesity
Psychological Flexibility
Internal Cohesion
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 64, Issue 3
September and October 2021
Pages 3363-3374