scholarly journals Comparison of the Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Self-compassion-based Therapy On Emotion Regulation In Women Affected by Infidelity

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-143
Author(s):  
Zohreh Teymouri ◽  
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Mina Mojtabaei ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Reza Rezazadeh ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Couples Therapy ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Duration Of Treatment ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Marital Infidelity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Background: Marital infidelity is a crisis for couples and families. identifying an effective treatment approach at the lowest cost can be effective in preventing and intervening in injuries caused by infidelity. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-based couple therapy and self-compassion-based therapy on emotion regulation in women affected by infidelity. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was designed as pre-test-post-test with follow-up. The study population included all couples involved in marital infidelity who referred to Iranmehr Counseling and Psychological Services Center in Rasht, Iran in 2020, from which 20 couples were selected as the sample by available sampling method. Granfsky emotion regulation questionnaire was used to collect data and emotion-focused couple therapy sessions and self-compassion-based therapy were performed for 16 sessions of 4 hours (one treatment every two hours) on a weekly basis. After three months of treatment sessions, couples also participated in a follow-up session in order to measure the duration of treatment. Data were analyzed using combined analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that both therapies are effective in increasing the emotional regulation of couples, but there is no significant difference between emotion-oriented couples therapy and compassion-based therapy on emotion regulation (F = 1.57 and P = 0.218). Conclusion: Both treatment approaches in counseling centers were very effective in helping incompatible couples to improve and reduce marital problems, increasing satisfaction, especially in couples affected by infidelit

The Effectiveness of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) on Emotional Divorce of Couples: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Heidari ◽  
Mohammad Ghamari ◽  
Alireza Jafari ◽  
Alireza Armani Kian
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Couple Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Some scientists consider emotional divorce as the first step in the divorce process, which means that the marital relationship is declining. Research shows the harmful physical and psychological effects of emotional divorce on couples. The present research was carried out to show the effectiveness of Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) on emotional divorce among couples. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental design study with a control group, including a pre-test, post-test and a 45-day follow up. The statistical population of this study was all couples referred to the family therapy clinic of Shahid Beheshti Psychiatric Hospital in Zanjan in 2020. Twenty couples were selected based on a score of eight or higher in a 24-item two-choice questionnaire on emotional divorce which was developed by Guttman in 1998. Next, participants were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control. The experimental group received 11 weekly sessions of IBCT and each intervention session lasted for 120 minutes and the control group did not receive any intervention. Repeated measures ANOVA was used and data were analyzed by SPSS software V18. Results: The results of ANOVA showed that there was a significant difference between  the control and experimental groups in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up (p<0.001). Therefore, it can be concluded that IBCT has reduced the emotional divorce of couples in the experimental group. Conclusion: Results suggest that IBCT can be used as a treatment of choice for reduction of emotional divorce.

The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Flexibility and Emotional Regulation in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Saeed Khanjani ◽  
Javad Kazemi ◽  
Jalal Younesi ◽  
Asghar Dadkhah ◽  
Akbar Biglarian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Spinal Cord Injuries ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
And Control

Background: Patients with spinal cord injuries suffer from some psychological problems, such as inadequate emotional regulation and flexibility for adapting to the post-injury condition. In this regard, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can improve psychological flexibility and emotional regulation. Objectives: The main goal of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of ACT in improving psychological flexibility and emotional regulation in patients with spinal cord injuries. Methods: This quasi-experimental design study was based on a pretest-posttest method with a control group. The study population consisted of all patients with spinal cord injury referred to Jalaeipour Rehabilitation Center in Tehran. The study sample included 30 patients with spinal cord injury selected by the purposive sampling method. The inclusion criteria were patients aged 20 to 55 years, residing in Tehran, and with at least a high school diploma. The injury duration varied between one and five years, and the injuries were thoracic and lumbar injuries and an intermediate score of psychological flexibility and emotion regulation. The exclusion criteria were patients with cervical spinal cord injuries, as well as patients who were simultaneously receiving another psychological treatment together with the subjects who suffered from brain damage. Patients were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups based on random numbers. There were 15 patients in each group. The intervention group received ACT during eight sessions (1.5-hour group therapy) held once a week at Jalaeipour Rehabilitation Center in Tehran (2018), while the control group received routine care. Dennis and Vander Wal’s cognitive flexibility inventory (CFI) and Gross and John’s emotion regulation questionnaire (ERQ) were completed before and one week after the intervention. The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results: There was a significant difference in demographic indicators between the two groups. Based on MANCOVA with the baseline score, the mean scores of psychological flexibility and emotion regulation had a significant difference regarding the results of ACT between the experimental and control groups (P < 0.05). Conclusions: According to the findings, ACT can improve psychological flexibility and emotional regulation in patients with spinal cord injuries.

Is Intraperitoneal Tobramycin Ototoxic in CAPD Patients?

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Nikolaidis ◽  
Stephen Vas ◽  
Victor Lawson ◽  
Lorraine Kennedy-Vosu ◽  
April Bernard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Concomitant Treatment ◽  
Speech Discrimination ◽  
Duration Of Treatment ◽  
Cochlear Function ◽  
Threshold Test ◽  
Speech Reception ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ototoxic Drugs ◽  
A Prospective Study

In 40 CAPD patients treated for peritonitis, the authors did a prospective study of ototoxic effects of intraperitoneal tobramycin. They evaluated cochlear function in pure-tone threshold audiograms over a range of frequencies from 250–10, 000 Hz, in the speech-reception threshold test and in the speech-discrimination test. These tests were performed within 48 hours of initiation of tobramycin treatment and within 2 or 3 weeks of the drug's discontinuation. With the aminoglycoside doses used in this study, no statistical difference between the mean baseline and mean follow-up hearing levels was seen in these 40 patients. However, according to the standard criteria of ototoxicity, the hearing in 10 of 40 patients (25%) deteriorated after tobramycin, while it improved in seven patients (17.5%). In the remaining 23 (57.5%), hearing remained stable. With respect to the risk factors for ototoxicity such as advanced age, increased duration of treatment, elevated plasma aminoglycoside levels, concomitant treatment with other ototoxic drugs, pre-existing hearing loss, renal dysfunction and hyperthermia, no statistically significant difference was demonstrated between the patients with deteriorated, stable or improved hearing. The results of this study do not confirm that tobramycin given intraperitoneally to CAPD patients produces auditory toxicity. The hearing deterioration observed in 10 patients may be due to synergistic factors. The improvement observed in 7 patients could not be explained.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Strategy Training on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Endurance Runners: A Three-Month Follow-up

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Samadi ◽  
Behnam Maleki ◽  
Mohammad Sohbatiha
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Endurance Runners ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
And Control

Background: Exposure of the athlete to stressful situations in addition to physiological effects will cause the person to feel excited in response to those situations and these changes may have dangerous consequences. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based intervention on cognitive-emotional regulation strategies and salivary cortisol levels in endurance runners with a three-month follow-up. Methods: The research method was experimental with a pretest-posttest follow up design with a control group. The study population consisted of all beginner endurance runners with age range 16-18 who were voluntarily invited to participate in this research. Twenty-four male beginner runners (mean aged 17.08 ± 0.64 years and athletic background 7.7 ± 1.6 month) were divided into two groups of Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) and control. The intervention protocol of the experimental group consisted of six sessions of mindfulness training and daily homework assignments that were performed under the researcher's supervision and with the help of a qualified clinical psychologist. Salivary Cortisol Kit (SCK) with sensitivity 0.05 μg/dl was used to measure stress and the Gross and John Emotion Regulation Questionnaire was used to assess cognitive-emotional regulation strategies. Results: The results showed a significant difference in cortisol levels, suppression, and reappraisal, between the MBI and control groups in posttest and follow-up steps. The findings showed that salivary cortisol concentration in the MBI group was reduced from pretest (1.09 ± 0.16) to posttest (0.76 ± 0.15) and follow-up (0.72 ± 0.07). Also, the suppression component in the MBI group was reduced from pretest (21.40 ± 1.64) to posttest (15.10 ± 1) and follow-up (16 ± 1.15) and increased the reappraisal component from pretest (22.40 ± 1.17) to posttest (29.10 ± 2.37) and follow up (27.70 ± 2.21) (P value = 0.0001). Conclusions: The findings showed that MBI reduced salivary cortisol concentration and suppression component, while increased the reappraisal component of emotion regulation. The findings suggest that MBI can be used as a new promising method on cognitive emotion regulation strategies and salivary cortisol levels in endurance runners.

scholarly journals Cognitive Emotional Regulation: In the Context of Breast Cancer

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Tina Fernandes ◽  
Ms. Aarthi R. ◽  
Ms. Sakshi Bohra
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Significant Difference

Internal resources are likely to have great brunt on embracing different type of coping strategies among those who have encountered negative experiences/events in life like diagnosed with cancer. Among these coping strategies is cognitive emotion regulation. There were 44 breast cancer patients selected as sample of study from the cosmopolitan city of Hyderabad. The objective of the study was to determine if there was a difference between younger and older women suffering with breast cancer undergoing treatment with respect to cognitive emotion regulation. To determine if there is a difference between employed and not employed women suffering with breast cancer undergoing treatment with respect to cognitive emotion regulation . The instrument used in the study is cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire Analysis of the obtained results shows that there was significant difference between younger and older women with cancer, with reference to the dimension of rumination. There was significant differences between employed and unemployed women suffering with breast cancer undergoing treatment with respect to only focus on planning. This would propose modifications in intervention studies and tailor make them according to stressors instead of personal variable of age and consider their role behaviors related to their occupational status.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF SUCCESS OF RESIN INFILTRATION TECHNIQUE IN SUPERFICIAL PROXIMAL CARIOUS LESIONS OF POSTERIOR TEETH

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1318-21
Author(s):  
Faisal Mahmood ◽  
Muhammad Bader Munir ◽  
Ali Altaf ◽  
Ajmal Yousaf ◽  
Faisal Bhangar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Posterior Teeth ◽  
Invasive Approach ◽  
Resin Infiltration ◽  
Carious Lesions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Infiltration Technique ◽  
And Gender

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of resin infiltration technique in arresting superficial proximal carious lesions of posterior teeth. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Operative dentistry department, de’ Montmorency College of Dentistry Lahore, from Oct 2018 to Mar 2019. Methodology: Meeting inclusion criteria were selected. Informed consent was obtained. After application of rubber dam; etchant gel was applied to superficial proximal carious lesions in these patients; water-rinsed and air-dried for 30 sec; resin was then infiltrated into each lesion. Patients were recalled after 6 months for follow up. Results: Total patients were 30 out of which 18 (60%) were males and 12 (40%) were females. Mean age of patients was 25.77 years ranging from 16-35 years. Success of resin infiltration technique in superficial proximal carious lesions in posterior teeth was 86.7% measured by bitewing radiograph taken on follow up after 6 months to see any progression of carious lesion. Conclusion: Resin infiltration was effective in 86.7% patients in arresting progress of superficial proximal carious lesions with no significant difference for age and gender. Hence it is suggested that resin infiltration being promising micro invasive approach should be considered in addition to non-operative and operative treatment approaches.

scholarly journals Training program for caregivers to prevent pressure ulcers among elderly residents at geriatric homes

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-259
Author(s):  
Donia Atef Ibrahiem ◽  
Mona Mohamed Abd El-Maksoud
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Knowledge Practice ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Elderly Caregivers ◽  
Purposive Sample

Abstract Objectives Pressure ulcer (PU) is one of the most common problem among the bedridden elderly and has significantly more burden on elderly and caregivers. This study is aimed to evaluate the effects of the training program for caregivers to prevent PUs among elderly residents at geriatric homes. Methods A quasi-experimental design was used to carry out the current study. A purposive sample comprised of all formal (39 nurses) or informal caregivers (39) and all immobilized elderly residents (35) who are found in all geriatric centers in Helwan district. A structured questionnaire was used to assess caregivers’ socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and observational checklists for their practice for prevention of PU at pre- and posttest and during follow-up. Results After the training program, there were improvements in the level of knowledge, practice, and positive attitude of caregivers about PU prevention with a statistically significant difference between pre-, post-, and follow-up training programs (P < 0.001). Conclusions The study revealed that the training program seemed to change the knowledge, practice, and attitude of the subjects to PU prevention. This, in turn, implies that adequate knowledge affects directly the elderly caregivers’ attitudes as well as practice for prevention could be important in reducing the burden of PU among the elderly. Thus, conducting a training program for caregivers at different geriatric homes about caring skills for elders can prevent PU, and using spontaneous reposition is very effective to prevent PUs.

scholarly journals Benefits of breast milk for prevention of sore nipple & association with their demographic variables: A quasi-experimental study

2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 127-131
Author(s):  
Javaid Ahmad Mir ◽  
Nadiya Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Sample Characteristics ◽  
The Right ◽  
Experimental Group

A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of his mother, food from her breasts and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three. While breastfeeding may not seem the right choice for every parent, it is the choice for every baby because it fulfills the physical needs as well as psychotic complementary of the child. The study aimedto find out the association of nipple soreness in experimental group and comparison group in terms of sample characteristics of postnatal mothers. A quasi experimental study was conducted on 70 postnatal mothers, (35 in experimental group and 35 in the comparison group) who breast feeds their babies were selected conveniently. Feeding pattern was assessed by LATCH scale four times in a day followed by the application of hind milk minimum four times in a day for three or four days as per discharge day of mother. The mother was asked to rub hind milk on nipples after feeding the baby and letting it air dry in front of researcher and nipple soreness scale was used to check the sore nipple at third and fifth day or at the day of discharge. Follow up of postnatal mothers was done telephonically by using interview questionnaire on day 15 in both groups. Study findings revealed that on 3rd day, the mean nipple soreness score was higher in comparison group (1.45) than experimental group (0.10) and thus there was significant difference (t value = 3.87) in nipple soreness score.Study concluded that breast milk application was effective in preventing sore nipples among postnatal mothers. Hence, it can be recommended to use breast milk for the prevention of sore nipple.

scholarly journals Comparative Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Emotion Regulation, Positive and Negative Affection, Aggressive and Self-Harm Behaviors of 13-16-Year-Old Female Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Sara Ghorbani ◽  
Alireza Salemi Kameneh ◽  
Alireza Motahedy ◽  
Zahra Alipour
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Self Harm

This study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy with dialectical behavior therapy on emotion regulation, positive and negative affection, aggressive and self-harm behaviors of 13 to 16-year-old female students. The results showed that both CBT and DBT have a significant effect on increasing emotional regulation and positive affect, and decreasing negative affect, reducing aggressive behavior and self-harm. Also there was no significant difference between two treatments in increasing the positive affection and decreasing negative affection, but the effect of DBT on increasing emotional regulation and reducing self-harm and aggressive behaviors was significantly more than CBT.

A Study on the Mother Education Program for the Prevention of Child Neglect

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 2178-2200
Author(s):  
Utku Beyazit ◽  
Aynur Bütün Ayhan
Keyword(s):  
Education Program ◽  
Child Neglect ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mother Education ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Individual Information

In the present research, the aim was to develop, implement, and examine the effectiveness of an education program for mothers for the prevention of child neglect. In the study, the “Mother Education Program to Prevent Child Neglect” was initially designed for implementation and a quasi-experimental design involving pretest/posttest, and one-month follow-up test was implemented to examine the effectiveness of the trial procedure. The study group of the research consisted of 24 mothers (12 mothers in the intervention group and 12 mothers in the comparison group) who agreed to participate in the study. In order to collect the sociodemographic information about the children and their mothers, an “Individual Information Form” was administered. In order to assess the neglectful behaviors of the mothers, the Parent Form of the Multidimensional Neglectful Behavior Scale-Parents Form was used. As a result of the study, a significant difference was found between the pretest and posttest scores of the mothers in the intervention group ( p<.05). The cognitive neglect and the total neglect scores of the mothers in the intervention group were found to significantly decrease after the completion of the education program. The results of the follow-up test also revealed that the effect of the education program for mothers was sustained after one month. Resultantly, suggestions related to the prevention of child neglect have been made for parents, professionals, institutions, and researchers working on the subject.

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