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Studying the effect of dialectical behavior therapy on cognitive distortions in patients with human immunodeficiency in Kohkiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces
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Alireza Maredpour1   , Shirali Karamin |
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Abstract: (34 Views) |
Background and Objective: A defect or deficiency in the human immune system is one of the most common physiological-neurological diseases that is affected by difficult living conditions and existing cognitive pressures, and its prevalence is at a high level. Therefore, focusing on this disorder in physical-psychological dimensions is absolutely necessary. The aim of the present study was to study the effect of dialectical behavior therapy on cognitive distortions in patients with human immunodeficiency in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a two-group (experimental and control) and three-stage design (pre-test-post-test and control group and follow-up phase). The statistical population of the present study consisted of all patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who referred to counseling centers (behavioral diseases) and health and treatment network bases of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces in 1403. In this study, convenience sampling method was used to select the sample group. For this purpose, 40 patients who scored higher in the death anxiety questionnaires and met the study entry criteria were selected and were completely randomly assigned to two experimental groups (20 people) and control (20 people). Then, the experimental group received dialectical behavior therapy sessions during eight training sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention (for 45 days). After completing the training sessions, both groups were given a post-test. Abdollahzadeh and Salar's cognitive distortions questionnaire (2010) was used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-26 software and in the form of descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (covariance analysis (ANOVA and MANCOA) and Bonferroni post-hoc test) tests.
Findings: The findings showed that dialectical behavior therapy has a significant effect on cognitive distortions in patients with human immunodeficiency in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces (P<0.05). Based on the results obtained in the dialectical behavior therapy group, the difference between the mean scores of the pre-test stage and the post-test and follow-up stages is significant (p<0.01).
Discussion and Conclusion: Based on these findings, it can be suggested that therapists working in centers with clients with immune system deficiencies, in addition to medical treatments, including drug treatments, should use psychological approaches such as dialectical behavior therapy for a more comprehensive improvement of this physical disease and its accompanying psychological symptoms, especially death anxiety.
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| Keywords: Human immunodeficiency, cognitive distortions, dialectical behavior therapy. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychology
Received: 2025/01/7 | Accepted: 2025/02/22 | Published: 2025/08/27
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