Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Ph.D. Student, Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
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Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran. (corresponding auther)
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Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Karaj, Iran.
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Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
Abstract
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Introduction: In the context of health promotion - women's psychiatric intervention, a new response is needed, in which group psychotherapy for women, self-directed intervention, and effective self-directed goal-setting. Disordered eating and lifestyle-enhancing health in obese women.
Methods: The research design was applied in terms of the nature of a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group with a random assignment. The population of the study consisted of all women referring to Nutrition and Diet Therapy clinics in District 2 of Tehran in 2019. Thirty patients were selected by convenience sampling method and were replaced in 2 groups of 15 (participants were included with the Living Habits Assessment Questionnaire (2005), Eating Feedback (1979), and Walker Healthy Lifestyle (1977). Then, participants were trained in 8 sessions of 1.5-hour commitment and acceptance group therapy, and the control group did not receive any training. The data were analyzed in SPSS 23 software. Research Hypotheses of Multivariate Analysis of MANCOVA with Frequent Measurement for 2 data were used.
Results: The results of ANCOVA showed that commitment and acceptance group therapy had a significant effect on lifestyle habits, disturbed eating behavior, and health-promoting lifestyle (P <0.05). The results of paired comparisons between the two groups through the Tukey post hoc test showed a difference between the mean of life habits, disordered eating behavior, and lifestyle between the control group and the commitment-based treatment group. The results of the two-month follow-up test also showed that the effectiveness of commitment and acceptance group therapy on life habits, disordered eating behaviors, and health-promoting lifestyle in obese women is lasting.
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that group therapy based on commitment and acceptance on life habits, disturbed eating behavior, and health-promoting lifestyle in women with obesity are useful, and these therapies can be used to improve the condition of women with obesity.
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