Comparative Effectiveness Relaxation Training on Anger Reduction and Blood Glucose Control in One and Two Diabetics Patients

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc in clinical psychology, Islamic Azad University of sari, Sari, Iran

2 Assistant professor of medicine, Sari Universitiy of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

3 Associate Professor of psychology, Islamic Azad University of sari, Sari, Iran

Abstract

Introduction
Diabetes is one of the most common and the most complicated disease in the world. This study was done to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of relaxation on blood sugar control and reduce anger in patient with diabetes type one and two.
Materials and Methods
Statistical society comprised all diabetic patients’ who were members of Tabarestan association located in sari city. Between them 40 people were selected by the available sampling method. In each experimental group 10 people and in each control group 10 people were allocated randomly. In pretest for each patient, the last 6 HbA1c test and anger inventory scores were recorded. The muscle relaxation training techniques for 6 sessions as a weekly 90 minutes in each experimental group was held at the forum. Diabetic patients types one and two were trained in separate groups.Then 3 months after the beginning of training, all patients in the experimental and control groups were tested for HbA1c and they again filled the anger inventory. For data analysis of research and test hypothesis, the descriptive statistics, t independent, Levin test and covariance analysis were used.
Results
The results showed that relaxation training on glucose control and reduction of anger in patients with diabetes types one and two is effective (P=0/05). And there was no difference between the two groups in the effectiveness of relaxation on controlling the blood glucose (P=0/69) and reduction of anger (P=0/08).
Conclusion
Muscle relaxation is effective on reducing the anger and better control of blood glucose.  

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 56, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
May and June 2013
Pages 104-112

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