KHazaei F, Mirza Hosseini H, Nokani M. The effectiveness of emotional schema therapy based on improving the quality of life of dialysis patients referred to dialysis centres of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1398. jhosp 2020; 19 (2) :51-59
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1- Student in psychology, Department of psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Qom, Iran. *Corresponding author. Email: mf.khazaee@yahoo.com
2- Assistant professor in psychology, Department of psychology, , Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Qom, Iran , mirzahoseini.hasan@yahoo.com
3- Assistant professor, Department Medical Education, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Abstract: (2778 Views)
Introduction: Hemodialysis is one of the effective therapies in patients with chronic renal failure. Along with increasing life expectancy as a benefit of this treatment; this type of service can threaten the quality of life of recipients. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of emotional schema-based therapy on improving the quality of life of dialysis patients.
Materials and Methods: The current semi-experimental, applied study was designed and implemented as pretest-posttest research with a control group. All outpatients treated with dialysis instrument in medical centres affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2009-2010 were the statistical population of the study and the quality of life questionnaire related to kidney patients used for data collection. After the research team performed the treatment protocol in 8 sessions of 90 minutes in the intervention group, the research data were analyzed using SPSS24.
Results: The results of the study showed that the treatment protocol based on emotional schema therapy influence all aspects of quality of life and increase the mean score compared to the pretest. Also, there is a significant difference between the groups, both in the general dimension and specific dimension of dialysis patient's quality of life.
Conclusion: As the study findings show, it can be stated that emotional schema therapy is effective in improving the quality of life of dialysis patients and can be used as a useful intervention to improve the quality of life of patients.
Type of Study:
Original Article |
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ارتقاء سلامت و درمان بیماران در بیمارستان Received: 2020/08/12 | Accepted: 2020/09/5 | Published: 2020/11/11