Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Depression and Quality of Life among Women with Chronic Pain during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Journal of Clinical and Basic Research

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Mohamad Reza Sobhani¹  Sara Jahandar Pour²  Nasrin Khalili³ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University;Department of Psychology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University;Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Naein Branch

关键词: Matrix Acceptance and Commitment;    Depression;    Quality of Life;    Chronic Pain;    COVID-19 Pandemic;   

DOI  :  10.29252/Jcbr.6.1.37

学科分类：数学（综合）

来源: Akademika As, Akademika Forlag

【 摘 要 】

Background and objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is one of themost important healthcare and social challenges. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectof acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on depression and quality of life among womenwith chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.Methods: This study had a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group. Thestudy included 35 women with chronic pain who were randomly divided into an experimentalgroup (n=18) and a control group (n=17). The experimental group received six sessions ofweekly treatment based on the ACT matrix. All participants completed the Beck DepressionInventory (BDI-ΙΙ) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire(WHOQOL-BREF) in pretest and posttest. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS (version 23)using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), analysis of covariance (ANCOVA),independent t-test, and the Levene's test. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statisticallysignificant.Results: The weekly ACT treatment significantly reduced depression (F=8.72, p=0.01) andsignificantly increased quality of life (F=11.24, p=0.01).Conclusion: Group psychotherapy based on the ACT matrix can significantly reduce depressionand increase quality of life among women with chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemiclockdown.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC