|
The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy on Psychological Capital in Cardiovascular Patients in Babol
|
M Fazeli Kebria   , R Hassanzadeh * , B Mirzaeian , A Khajevand Khosheli |
| Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, I.R.Iran , rhassanzadeh@yahoo.com |
|
|
Abstract: (5820 Views) |
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Psychological capital is one of the positive psychological indices that is defined by the characteristics of optimism, perseverance, positive self-efficacy, and tolerance. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on psychological capital in cardiovascular patients in Babol.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed among 24 cardiovascular patients who referred to governmental and non-governmental medical centers of Babol in two groups of 12 based on pretest-posttest design. The therapy based on acceptance and commitment was performed for the experimental group in 8 sessions. Participants were re-evaluated one month after the sessions, and psychological capital was evaluated according to self-efficacy, hope, tolerance and optimism subscales.
FINDINGS: The results of the study showed that there was a significant difference between the subscales of the psychological capital in the experimental and control groups in tolerance (3.53±0.48 vs. 2.88±0.67) (p<120.07), hope (4±0.51 vs. 3.05±0.49) (p<59.820), self-efficacy (3.58±0.54 vs. 3.25±0.59) (p>6.03) and optimism (40.6±0.56 vs. 2.94±0.66) (p>26.459).
CONCLUSION: The present study showed that acceptance and commitment therapy could be considered as an effective intervention in increasing the psychological capital of cardiovascular patients. |
|
| Keywords: Acceptance And Commitment Group Therapy, Psychological Capital, Cardiovascular Patients |
|
|
Full-Text [PDF 194 kb]
(2000 Downloads)
|
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychology
Received: 2017/11/14 | Accepted: 2018/03/3 | Published: 2018/03/17
|
|
|
|
|
|
