Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Alexithymia is a symptom that most psychosomatic patients experience and can affect their performance, psychological state, and the severity of their physical symptoms. Therefore, we aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the severity...
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| author | Tahereh Haji Seyed Javadi Maryam Aghel Masjedi Elnaz Hamzehloo Mir Javad Chehraghi Leila Razavi Soheila Rahmani Somayeh Nejati |
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| description | Background: Alexithymia is a symptom that most psychosomatic patients experience and can affect their performance, psychological state, and the severity of their physical symptoms. Therefore, we aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the severity of fatigue and depression with the moderating role of alexithymia in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Tehran. Methods: In this research, a semi-experimental pre-test post-test design was used with three months of follow-up. Using convenience sampling, 40 patients with MS were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Before and after the intervention and three months later in the follow-up phase, all participants responded to fatigue severity, depression, and alexithymia questionnaires. The intervention consisted of ten 90-minute group therapy sessions based on acceptance and commitment, which was performed only for the experimental group. Results: Analysis of covariance indicated a significant difference between the mean scores of fatigue severity, depression, and alexithymia in the experimental and control groups in post-test and follow-up stages. Conclusion: Group therapy based on acceptance and commitment with the moderating role of alexithymia effectively reduced the severity of fatigue and depression in patients with MS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f73cbf7d1f6433abbcfb465dad578002022-12-21T19:29:05ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesInternational Clinical Neuroscience Journal2383-18712383-20962020-12-0181374310.34172/icnj.2021.08icnj-7170Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple SclerosisTahereh Haji Seyed Javadi0Maryam Aghel Masjedi1Elnaz Hamzehloo2Mir Javad Chehraghi3Leila Razavi4Soheila Rahmani5Somayeh Nejati6Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, IranDepartment of psychology, Rahman Institute of Higher Education, Ramsar, Mazandaran, IranSchool of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Alameh Tabatabayi University of Tehran, Tehran, IranDepartment of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.School of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Qom, Qom, IranDepartment of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, IranSchool of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Semnan, Semnan, IranBackground: Alexithymia is a symptom that most psychosomatic patients experience and can affect their performance, psychological state, and the severity of their physical symptoms. Therefore, we aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the severity of fatigue and depression with the moderating role of alexithymia in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Tehran. Methods: In this research, a semi-experimental pre-test post-test design was used with three months of follow-up. Using convenience sampling, 40 patients with MS were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Before and after the intervention and three months later in the follow-up phase, all participants responded to fatigue severity, depression, and alexithymia questionnaires. The intervention consisted of ten 90-minute group therapy sessions based on acceptance and commitment, which was performed only for the experimental group. Results: Analysis of covariance indicated a significant difference between the mean scores of fatigue severity, depression, and alexithymia in the experimental and control groups in post-test and follow-up stages. Conclusion: Group therapy based on acceptance and commitment with the moderating role of alexithymia effectively reduced the severity of fatigue and depression in patients with MS.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/neuroscience/article/view/25552/26389acceptance and commitment therapyseverity of fatiguedepressionalexithymiamultiple sclerosis |
| spellingShingle | Tahereh Haji Seyed Javadi Maryam Aghel Masjedi Elnaz Hamzehloo Mir Javad Chehraghi Leila Razavi Soheila Rahmani Somayeh Nejati Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis International Clinical Neuroscience Journal acceptance and commitment therapy severity of fatigue depression alexithymia multiple sclerosis |
| title | Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Group Therapy Based on Acceptance and Commitment on the Severity of Fatigue and Depression With the Moderating role of Alexithymia in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis |
| title_sort | effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the severity of fatigue and depression with the moderating role of alexithymia in patients with multiple sclerosis |
| topic | acceptance and commitment therapy severity of fatigue depression alexithymia multiple sclerosis |
| url | https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/neuroscience/article/view/25552/26389 |
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