THE EFFECT OF SPIRITUALITY GROUP THERAPY ON SELFCOMPASSION AND CONTROL OF BLOOD SUGAR IN WOMEN WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

According to the high prevalence and increased incidences of diabetes and
debilitating impact of the disease, it is essential to investigate the factors related to control of the disease.
Thus the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of spirituality group therapy on selfcompassion and control of blood sugar in women with type 2 diabetes in the city of Eghlid.
Material & Methods: The design of this research was quasi-experimental with pre-posttest and
experimental and control group. Among women with type 2 diabetes who had recorded in the city of
Eghlids health network, 30 subjects randomly selected and were assigned into two groups experimental
and control (15 per group). In the pre-test, Neff self-compassion questionnaires (2003) completed by
the participants and blood samples were taken from all subjects. The intervention spirituality group
therapy was performed for 10 sessions of 90 minutes on the experimental group. Spss software version
19 was used for data analysis.
Results: The results showed that the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable was
significant and meaningful and spirituality therapy has affected on self-compassion and its dimensions
(Self-kindness, Judge about yourself وCommon humanities, Isolation, Mindfulness
And Too replicated) and blood sugar diabetes.
Conclusion: according to spirituality group therapy in patients with diabetes could promote the selfcompassion and also control their blood sugar levels. Therefore, it is suggested that this method is used
to treat diabetes and reduce the physical and psychological consequences