Background: This study was planned to investigate the effectiveness of a short Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Diabetes Mellitus Disease (CBGI-CHD) on quality of life and illness Perception in patients with type 2 diabetes disease.
Methods: Twenty eight patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were the members of Iran Diabetes Association, were selected through voluntary accessible sampling .Type 2 diabetes patients were randomly assigned in a 12-week (2.5 –h sessions) cognitive behavioral group intervention for Diabetes Mellitus Disease (n=14) or to a control group (n=14) that received usual care. Quality of life were measured using a Persian version quality of life questionnaire(WHQOL-BREF) , illness Perception were measured Using a brief Illness Perception Questionnaire( brief IpQ ) before and directly after intervention. Data were analyzed with SPSS 19 software, descriptive statistics, covariance analysis and
Results: Experiment group showed significant increases in quality of life and illness Perception at post–test, compared with control group (p< %5).In addition ,intervention in, quality of life dimensions was significant for The experimental group .(p< %5).except the environment dimension.(P>%5).
Conclusion: The results indicate that CBGI-CHD can improve quality of life and illness Perception in patients with type 2diabetes mellitus. The future researches with longer pursuing periods for reviewing efficacy continuation is suggested
