Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based therapy (ACT) on health control and adherence to treatment in men and women with type II diabetes

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.d Student, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Tonekabon, Iran

2 Associate Professor ، Department of Psychology , Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction
The review of the researches shows the existence of the problem of location of health control and adherence to the treatment of type II diabetes patients. The aim of this study was the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on the place of health control and adherence to treatment in people with type II diabetes.
Material and Method
This research was an applied and quasi-experimental research using pre-test, post-test and follow-up design with an experimental group and a control group. The statistical population in this study is all people with a diagnosis of type II diabetes referred to Imam Hossein Clinic in Sari who according to the diagnosis of an endocrinologist have type II diabetes. From the mentioned community, during a public call (Imam Hossein Clinic located in Sari), people who were eligible to participate in the research were called; Individuals wishing to participate in the study were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to the control and control groups. The equivalent of 15 people in each group was estimated. The research instruments included the Multistage Scale of the Wallston et al Health Control Center (1978) and the General Compliance Scale (GAS) of Madanlo et al. (2013). Research data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.
Results
The results of data analysis showed that acceptance and commitment therapy is effective in improving internal and external control and adherence to treatment (P <0.01).
Conclusion
To improve mental and physical health in patients with diabetes, it is recommended to use acceptance and commitment based therapy.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 66, Issue 1
May and June 2023

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