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Effectiveness of compassion focused acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological flexibility and psychological distress in patients with multiple sclerosis

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Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran., Mansouri Koryani, Reza, Basaak Nejad, Soodabeh, Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran., Mehrabizadeh Honarmand, Mahnaz, Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran., Majdinasab, Nastaran, Department of Neurology, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.·2022·Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
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Objectives: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of compassion-focused Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on psychological flexibility and psychological distress in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: This was an experimental study with pre-test-post-test, follow-up, and control group design. The statistical population included all multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, who were a member of the Khuzestan MS Society. From this population, 50 patients were selected by the simple random sampling method. Then, 32 patients were randomly selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided into two groups, namely the control group (n=16) and the experimental group (n=16). The experimental group was randomly divided into two groups of 8 patients. The experimental group received ten 90-min sessions of compassion-focused ACT. The participants answered the open and engaged state questionnaire and psychological distress scale. The obtained data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) in the SPSS software, v. 24. Results: The results of MANCOVA showed a significant difference between the experimental and the control group in psychological flexibility and psychological distress in the posttest and follow-up stages. Conclusion: The compassion-focused ACT is effective in increasing psychological flexibility and reducing psychological distress in patients with MS.

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Department of Psychology, S. O. E. A. P., Mansouri Koryani, R., Basaak Nejad, S., Department of Psychology, S. O. E. A. P., Mehrabizadeh Honarmand, M., Department of Psychology, S. O. E. A. P., Majdinasab, N., & Department of Neurology, M. R. R. C.
Affiliations
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (IR)
ORCID
Majdinasab, Nastaran
Venue
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Negah Scientific Publisher
Published
2022-07-01
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
222-235
ISSN
  • 1735-4315 (ISSN-L)
  • 2228-7515
DOI
10.32598/ijpcp.28.2.3747.1
OpenAlex
W4312589063
Cited by
4
References
34
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1
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0.91
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journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc
Locations
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords
compassion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, multiple sclerosis, psychological flexibility, psychological distress, psychotherapy effectiveness

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