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The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on body image concern and improvement of cognitive flexibility in women with systemic lupus erythematosus
Alemeh Dehnabi, Hamid Radsepehr,
Volume 8, Issue 3 (10-2017)
Abstract

Background and Aim: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus do not have a flexible approach against stress and have difficalty regulating their cognitive skills performance. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on reducing perceived body image stress and improving cognitive flexibility among women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Methods: In this research, 24 women referred to rheumatology clinics in Mashhad between the years 2015 and 2016 were selected and randomly assigned into two experimental (cognitive-behavioral group therapy) and control groups. Before and after interventions, Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI), Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI), Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) and Clinical Global Improvement Scale (CGI) were filled out for both groups. The data was analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) in SPSS-19 software with the significance level of 0.05. Further, percentages of improvement were calculated.

Results: Cognitive-behavioral group therapy compared to the control group led to a significant reduction in body image concern, and improvement of cognitive flexibility (P<0.001). The level of treatment satisfaction and overall improvement were significantly higher in intervention group and the improvement in all the research variables were more than those of the subjects in the control group (P<0.001).

Conclusion: Cognitive-behavioral group therapy was effective in reducing body image concern and improving cognitive flexibility in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.


Structural equation modeling in explaining the relationship between personality traits and perceived stress with body image concern in cosmetic surgery applicants
Shokoofeh Samadian, Roya Koochakentezar, Mahnaz Estaki, Anita Baghdassarians, Afsaneh Ghanbaripanah,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (8-2019)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Cosmetic surgery is one of the last achievements of human being for creation of beauty. The purpose of this study was to explain the relationship between personality traits and perceived stress with body image.

Methods: This is a correlation type study relying on structural equation modeling. A total of 350 applicants for cosmetic surgery who referred to surgical centers in northern Tehran in 2017 were voluntarily selected by convenient and purposive sampling method. They filled the demographic, perceived stress by Cohen et al (1983), the personality by NEO, body image concern by Littelton questionnaires .Data analysis was done at descriptive and inferential levels using version 24 of SPSS, AMOS and with normality tests, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), structural equation modeling.

Results: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between personality traits and body image concern. There were significant relationships between perceived stress and body image concern, and also between personality traits and perceived stress. Also, the structural model of the body image concern based on personality traits and perceived stress had a favorable fit.

Conclusion: It is necessary to use standardized scales to understand and evaluate psychological pre- cosmetic surgery, and this screening can reduce the number of unnecessary cosmetic surgeries and increase the satisfaction of surgical outcomes.
The efect of self-healing education on self compassion, body image concern and improvement of disease process in suffering from skin cancers
Mozhgan Soltani, Zohre Latifi, Shokoofe Moosavi,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (1-2020)
Abstract
Background and Aim: The purpose of the present study was to asses a the effect of self-healing education on self compassion, body image, concern and improvement of disease process in women with skin cancer.

Methods: A quasi-experimental research with pre-test, post-test and follow up with control group was conducted. The population included all women with skin cancer referring to Shahid Rahimi Hospital in Khorramabad city during 2018to2019. Thirthy four volunteers were selected and randomly assignes into two  experimental and control groups (each group sequential included 16-18 people). All participants in the experimental and control group completed the self-compassion questionnaire, body image concern and clinical data on cancer course as a pretest. Education of self-healing therapy was performed for 12 sessions of 90 minutes on the experimental group, but the control group did not receive the intervention. At the end for both groups, the post-test was performed and follow up was done up to two months. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 19.

Results: Self-healing approach increased self-compassion including: self-kindness, correct judgment, common humanity sense, mindfulness (P<0/01) and decreased body image concern, isolation and over identification (P<0/05) levels in women with skin cancer. Although self-healing education affected improvement process in skin cancer but this effectwas not statistically significant.

Conclusion: Self-healing approach improves self-compassion and reduces body image concern in women with skin cancer.

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