Dadras, S and Alizadeh, S and Tavakkoli Mehr, M and Ghavam, F (2015) THE STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF STRESS MANAGEMENT THROUGH BEHAVIORAL COGNITIVE GROUP THERAPY ON THE CONTROL OF DIABETES AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND STRESS IN DIABETIC FEMALE PATIENTS IN URMIA. The Journal of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, 26 (8). pp. 704-715.
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Abstract
The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of stress management on
reducing blood sugar through cognitive-behavioral method among type 2 diabetic patients.
Materials & Methods: This research used an experimental design with pre-test, post-test and control
group. The samples included 30 patients selected through simple randomization from among the members
of diabetes community. Harry’s stress questionnaire and a Glocometer were used for data collection. The
pre-test and post-test questionnaires were filled out by the patients. Fasting blood suger (FBS) was
measured by the researcher before and after the experiment. Cognitive-behavioral therapy was received
by the experimental group over 10 sessions of one hour half. The control group did not receive a
treatment. The data were analyzed using a covariance analysis.
Results: The results revealed a statistically significant reduction in the mean scores of life quality, blood
sugar and stress.
Conclusion: Stress management through cognitive-behavioral therapy could be beneficial as an effective
part of comprehensive diabetes care
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Diabetes type2, Stress management, Cognitive-behavioral group therapy, Life quality, Coping with stress |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2017 05:44 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2019 09:30 |
| URI: | https://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/3120 |
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