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Study aim
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Comparing the effectiveness of metacognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and Pilates exercise on emotional self-regulation, loneliness, dysfunctional attitudes and distress tolerance of women with premenstrual syndrome.
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Design
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Experimental research method, 80 people with premenstrual syndrome, available sampling method
4 groups in simple randomization with sealed envelopes, with unblinded parallel groups
The experimental groups included metacognition, acceptance-commitment therapy and Pilates exercise
Follow-up phase is two months later
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Settings and conduct
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In the Islamic Azad University in Doroud city in the form of group training of students to improve premenstrual syndrome.
First, the subjects were pre-tested, then the interventions were performed on three groups, and the control group did not receive any intervention, then the post-test was performed by filling in the questionnaires, and a follow-up was performed after two months.
Blinding is not done.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
Diagnosis of the syndrome of the sample based on the screening questionnaire (cut point 28 and above)
Lack of medication for menstrual problems before the research
Exclusion criteria:
Taking psychiatric and psychoactive drugs and other therapies
Suffering from psychiatric disorders based on the person's own report
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Intervention groups
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Metacognitive Therapy
Pilates exercises
control group
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Main outcome variables
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The most important outcome of this research is comparing the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions of acceptance and commitment, metacognition and Pilates exercises on dysfunctional attitudes, loneliness feelings, psychological distress and emotional self-regulation in women with premenstrual syndrome