Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
2 Department of Anesthesiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: One of the important causes of anxiety in COVID‑19 disease is the inability to
regulate emotion and lack of self‑control during threatening conditions. The psychotherapy technique
has been effective in reducing these symptoms. Therefore, this study attempted to evaluate the
effectiveness of compassion‑based therapy on emotion regulation and self‑control in patients with
COVID‑19 after discharge.
MATERIALS AND METHOD: It was a quasi‑experimental pretest‑posttest study with a control group.
The statistical population consisted of 30 men (15 in each group) who were in the quarantine period
of COVID‑19 disease. Available sampling was used and the participants were randomly assigned
to experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, compassion‑based treatment was
performed in 10 sessions of 90 min. Tanji’s self‑control questionnaire and Garnofsky’s Emotion
Regulation questionnaires were used. Data analysis were performed using SPSS 21 software and
multivariate analysis of covariance.
RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the mean scores of emotion regulation and
self‑control variables in the experimental and control groups (P < 0.001). The effect of this treatment
on increasing the emotion regulation score was 49% and on increasing the self‑control score was 37%.
CONCLUSION: Compassion‑based therapy can increase cognitive regulation and improve self‑control
in patients with COVID‑19 disease. It is suggested that this intervention can be used in psychological
treatment programs
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