Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Comparison of the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy and reality therapy on death Stress, biomarkers of FBS and HbA1c in the elderly with type 2 diabetes

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Soudabe Behzadi 1
Biuok Tajeri 2
Sheyda Sodagar 3
Zahra Shariati 4
1 PhD Student in Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
2 Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
3 Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj , Iran
4 Assistant Professor and Faculty Member, Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran. Iran
10.22038/mjms.2022.64326.3780
Abstract
Introduction: The present study was used to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment and reality therapy based on death stress and biomarkers of FBS and HbA1c in the elderly with type II diabetes.
Methods: The research design in terms of practical purpose in terms of the nature of a quasi-experimental study was pre-test-post-test with a control group and random assignment. From the community of elderly diabetic patients (type II) referring to specialized clinics of diabetic patients in Shiraz in 2020-2021, 60 people were selected by purposive sampling method and were replaced in 3 groups of 20 people. Participants in acceptance, commitment, and fact-based group therapy were trained in 8 sessions of 1.5 hours, and the control group did not receive any training. In order to test the research hypotheses, multivariate method and t-test were used for two independent groups.
Results: The results showed that acceptance and commitment therapy and reality therapy had a significant and lasting effect on death stress and biomarkers of FBS and HbA1c in the elderly with type II diabetes (P <0.05). Tukey post hoc test showed the difference between the mean stress of death and FBS and HbA1c biomarkers between the control group and the commitment and acceptance treatment group and the reality therapy group.
Conclusion: Acceptance and commitment and reality therapy can be used to reduce the stress of death and these therapies can be used to improve the biomarkers of FBS and HbA1c in the elderly with type II diabetes.
Keywords
Commitment and Acceptance
Reality Therapy
Death Stress
Biomarkers of FBS and HbA1c
Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 65, Issue 3
May and June 2022
Pages 1246-1258