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The effectiveness of self-compassion-based therapy on overt and covert anxiety, health-promoting behaviors, and pulse pressure in cardiovascular patients

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Seyed mojtaba Aqhili kordmahalleh 1
Mehrdad Bazrafshan 2

1 Department of humanities, Health psychology, Payam noor university, Gorgan center

2 Payam noor university, Gorgan center

Abstract
Abstract

Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of self-compassion-based therapy on overt and hidden anxiety, health-promoting behaviors, and pulse pressure in cardiovascular patients.

Method: The research method was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all cardiovascular patients admitted to Khatam Al Anbia Hospital in Gonbad city in 2022. 30 patients were selected as samples and were randomly placed in 2 experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group underwent 8 sessions of 60-minute therapy focused on compassion, and the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the study. Research tools included Spielberger's overt and covert anxiety questionnaires (1983), Walker's health-promoting behaviors (1983). Research data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance and using spss software version 24.

Findings: The research results showed that the therapy based on self-compassion is effective on overt and hidden anxiety, health-promoting behaviors and pulse pressure of cardiovascular patients (P<0.05).

Conclusion: The results of the research indicate that the therapy focused on compassion, by using the required cognitive skills and thought control, leads to a reduction of overt and hidden anxiety, an increase in health-promoting behaviors, and an improvement in the pulse pressure of cardiovascular patients.

Keywords

self-compassion-based therapy
overt and covert anxiety
health-promoting behaviors
and pulse pressure
 
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