Effectiveness of Short-term Solution-focused Therapy on Sense of Psychological Coherence of Female Students with Type 1 Diabetes

Mahak Naghizadeh Alamdari¹

1) Master of Educational Psychology, Formal Education Force, Julfa, Iran.

IOI Code : XDFZ-GBZCK
Publication : Psychotherapy(psthir.ir)
Abstract :
    Abstract Introduction: The psychological problems of chronic diseases such as diabetes, which are often overlooked, highlight the need for more attention to appropriate treatment, especially in children and adolescents. One of the most important things in caring for students with diabetes is examining their sense of mental cohesion. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of short-term solution-oriented therapy on the sense of psychological cohesion of female students with type 1 diabetes. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and follow-up with the control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of female students with type 1 diabetes in the secondary schools of Jolfa city in the academic year 1398-99. After observing the criteria for entering and leaving the study, 30 people were selected using purposive sampling method and randomly divided into two groups. The members of the experimental group received their group-specific treatment in 6 sessions of 1.5 hours; But members of the control group did not receive any treatment. The measurement tool was the Flensberg Cohesion Questionnaire. Findings were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance using SPSS-24 statistical software. Results: The mean of psychological cohesion of the experimental group in the pretest (48.67); The mean of psychological cohesion was control (48.40). The results showed that in the post-test, the score of psychological cohesion in the experimental group (55.53) increased compared to the control group (48.00) (P <0.001). The results also showed that in the follow-up phase, the effect of short-term solution-oriented treatment on the feeling of psychological cohesion (55.67) is lasting (P <0.001). Conclusion: According to the obtained results, it can be said that short-term solution-oriented therapy can be used as an effective way to increase the sense of psychological cohesion of female students with type 1 diabetes. Keywords: Short-term solution-oriented therapy, feeling of mental cohesion, type 1 diabetes

Keywords : short term solution oriented therapy feeling of mental cohesion type 1 diabetes