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Study aim
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Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Based on Mindfulness and Education on Health Promoting Lifestyle on Psychological Well-being, Hope and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes
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Design
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A randomized controlled clinical trial with parallel groups, Randomized block, sample size 45 (15 persons per group)
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Settings and conduct
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Both groups completed psychological well-being, hope and quality of life questionnaires before beginning the sessions. Experimental group A (Cognitive-behavioral therapy based on mindfulness) and experimental group B (health-promoting lifestyle education) were trained weekly in diabetic patients in diabetes centers.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Type 2 diabetes with physician-approved for at least one year, hemoglobin A1c levels above 7%, having a minimum age of 20 and a maximum of 50 years, having a minimum secondary education, not receiving psychological treatment. Since diagnosis, acute or chronic medical illnesses such as epilepsy, skeletal diseases, heart, and respiratory failure, etc. which can cause problems in blood sampling and long sessions, lack of severe mental illnesses such as disorders Psychotic and non-use of psychotropic drugs or substance abuse at present.
Exclusion criteria: Severe complications of diabetes that lead to hospitalization, absence of more than two sessions in treatment sessions and major stress due to unforeseen events.
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Intervention groups
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In the first group, there will be no mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy, in the second group health-promoting lifestyle training and in the third group, there will be no intervention control.
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Main outcome variables
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Psychological well-being, hopefulness, and quality of life