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ArticleIranian journal of nursing and midwifery research

The Effect of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression of Women with Multiple Sclerosis.

Saeid Pahlavanzadeh, Samira Abbasi, Nasrollah Alimohammadi

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Article in Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Investigating the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy on psycho-social and emotional adaptability and cognitive flexibility in people with multiple sclerosis in Hamedan, Iran.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023
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  6. Work difficulties in people with multiple sclerosis: The role of anxiety, depression and coping.Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical
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3 authors.

Saeid PahlavanzadehNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Samira AbbasiDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nasrollah AlimohammadiNursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOne of the factors that could influence the quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis, which is usually overlooked, is its psychological aspects. Considering the increasing acceptance of complementary medicine in the health system, this study was designed and conducted to determine the effect of group cognitive therapy on the stress, anxiety, and depression of women suffering from multiple sclerosis. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis clinical trial was conducted among 70 women suffering from multiple sclerosis who were referred to the health centers of Isfahan. Participants were randomly allocated into two groups of intervention and control, each containing 35 patients. The intervention group received cognitive behavioral therapy as 8 90-minute group sessions (a session per week), and the control group participated in 4 group sessions to express their feelings and experiences. Data were gathered using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-24).

resultsThere was a significant difference between the mean score of stress (

conclusionsAccording to the results of the present study, cognitive behavioral therapy could decrease stress, anxiety, and depression in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis.

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Anxietycognitive behavioral therapydepressionmultiple sclerosisstress

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PMID28904538
PMCPMC5590355

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