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  1 - The psychometric properties of the quality of life questionnaire related to the health of Iranian adolescents with congenital heart disease
  hassan erami hamidreza hassanabadi robabe noury Alireza Moradi Kourosh  Vahidshahi
  20.1001.1.18808436.1400.25.4.2.8
  The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the quality of life questionnaire related to the health of Iranian adolescents with congenital heart disease. Participants were 180 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years with congenital heart disease and th More

  The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the quality of life questionnaire related to the health of Iranian adolescents with congenital heart disease. Participants were 180 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years with congenital heart disease and their parents who referred to Shahid Rajaei Heart Hospital. Instruments were health-related quality of life questionnaire (PedsQL™) and general version quality of life questionnaire (PedsQL™) and general anxiety section of CSI-4 questionnaire. Factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the data to evaluate the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. The findings of factor analysis indicated 7 factors in the Adolescent Questionnaire and the Proxy Report Questionnaire. The Adolescent and Proxy Health Quality of Life Questionnaires have an acceptable validity in Iranian society and can be used to assess their quality of life. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based on Therapy Cognition on Psychological Well-Being, Quality of Life and Resilience in Couples with Marital Conflicts
  Faezeh Arbabi Shahrzad Saravani Mojgan Zeinali Pour Amir  Hashemi Sanjani
  20.1001.1.18808436.1401.26.2.9.8
  The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based on therapy cognition on psychological well-being, quality of life and resilience in couples with marital conflicts. This study was an experimental study of pre-test and post-test with contro More

  The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based on therapy cognition on psychological well-being, quality of life and resilience in couples with marital conflicts. This study was an experimental study of pre-test and post-test with control and follow-up groups. The study population consisted of couples with marital conflicts who were referred to counseling centers in Qom in 2021. The statistical sample consisted of 40 couples with marital conflicts who were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received eight 90-minute of mindfulness-based on therapy cognition training sessions and the control group received no training. Data were collected using the Conner & Davidson Resilience Scale, WHO Quality of Life Scale and Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale. Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to analyze the data. The results showed that mindfulness-based on therapy cognition has created a significant increase in resilience (P<0.01), psychological well-being (P<0.01) and quality of life (P<0.01) of couples with marital conflicts and these results have remained constant in the two-month follow-up (P>0.05). According to the findings of this study, the mindfulness-based on therapy cognition program can be an effective method to increase psychological well-being, resilience and quality of life. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Short-term Solution-focused Therapy on the Quality of Life and Resilience of Teenage girls with Heart Disease
  hadi AkbariNejhad Mahak Nagizadeh Alamdari
  this study aims to compare the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and short-term solution-focused therapy (SSFT) on quality of life and resilience in patients with heart disease. The method of this study was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-tes More

  this study aims to compare the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and short-term solution-focused therapy (SSFT) on quality of life and resilience in patients with heart disease. The method of this study was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow up with the control group. The population of this study consisted of all Female students with heart disease the second secondary school in Jolfa in the academic year 2019-2020. In total, 45 Female students were selected by purposive sampling method, who were randomly divided into three groups (Each group 15 people). Members of both experimental groups received their treatment, respectively, in 8 and 6 sessions of 1.5 hours; however, the control group did not receive any treatment. Measuring instruments were quality of life and Connor and Davidson's resilience questionnaire. Analysis of findings through repeated measures analysis of variance & Bonferroni post hoc test. Both treatments compared to the control group, increased quality of life and resilience in patient after the test. In the follow-up phase, the effect of these two treatments on quality of life and resilience was lasting. The effect of these two treatments on quality of life and resilience at posttest and follow-up was not different. It seems that these two therapies can increase the acceptance of the disease in heart patients, so they can probably be considered as a useful treatment strategy to improve the mental status of heart patients. Manuscript profile
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  4 - A Comparative Study on Effectiveness of Logotherapy with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy on Death Anxiety and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Surgery Experience
  Narges  Shamsozan Nasrin  Kashefimehr hadi AkbariNejhad
  The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of logotherapy with acceptance & commitment therapy on death anxiety and quality of life in women with breast surgery experience.This was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest, controlled design with More

  The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of logotherapy with acceptance & commitment therapy on death anxiety and quality of life in women with breast surgery experience.This was a semi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest, controlled design with follow-up. The study population consisted of all women with breast cancer who were undergoing postmastectomy radiotherapy in Tabriz in 2021. In total, 45 women were selected by a purposive sampling method, and divided into three groups, 15 each. The ntervention groups received their respective treatments over 8 sessions of 1.5 hours. The control group did not receive any intervention. The measuring instruments were Templer death anxiety and quality of life questionnaires. Data were analyzed with repeated-measures analysis of variance. The results showed that logotherapy and a acceptance & commitment therapy in comparison with the control group, in the post-test, reduce death anxiety and increase quality of life of women with breast surgery experience, and these results also show a lasting effect in the follow-up stage. Also, these results also show a lasting effect in the follow-up stage. The results also showed that the effect of these two treatments on death anxiety and quality of life in the post-test and follow-up stages were not different. Logotherapy and acceptance & commitment therapy Reduces the death anxiety and increases the quality of life in women with breast surgery experience. Manuscript profile