Document Type : Original research
Authors
1 PhD student in health psychology, Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran,
2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran .
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran,
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of commitment and acceptance therapy and self-compassion therapy on physical activity and body mass index in patients with type 2 diabetes.The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test-follow-up design with the control group and the statistical population of this research including all overweight people with a body mass index of 25-35 referring to the research laboratory of Tehran in the fall and winter of 2021, among them, 45 people were selected using available sampling method. They were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The pre-test, post-test, and follow-up research tools were the Body mass index and Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile. After the 8 sessions of 90-minute acceptance and commitment-based therapy and the 8 sessions of 90-minute self-compassion therapy, research data were analyzed using variance analysis with repeated measurements.The results showed that commitment and acceptance-based therapy and self-compassion therapy are effective on physical activity and body mass index (P<0.05), and there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of commitment and acceptance-based therapy and self-compassion therapy on physical activity and body mass index (P<0.05). Commitment and acceptance-based therapy and self-compassion therapy are both equally effective on physical activity and body mass index in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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