Zahra Zahedi; Arman Azizi; peyman khorshidi; seide samire hoseini
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Abstract: Aim: This study examined the effectiveness of therapy based on commitment and acceptance on the empowerment of families with member suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, one experimental and one control groups were used. Sample selected by convenience ...
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Abstract: Aim: This study examined the effectiveness of therapy based on commitment and acceptance on the empowerment of families with member suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, one experimental and one control groups were used. Sample selected by convenience sampling method included 40 parents that referred to counseling centers and specialty hospitals in Tehran. Experimental group received treatment based on acceptance and commitment therapy and the control group didn’t received any treatment. Family Empowerment Scale (FES) was used to assess the ability of families. Results: Results showed that treatment based on acceptance and commitment (ACT) has been significantly effective (sig <0/05) to empowering families with member suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Conclusion: this conclusion can be obtained that with using a treatment based on acceptance and commitment we can improve the empowerment of families with children suffering from specific diseases. Keywords: Acceptance and commitment therapy, empowerment, Multiple Sclerosis
Arman Azizi; maryam fatehizade; ahmad ahmadi; rezvan jazayeri; omid isanejad
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The purpose of this study was to discovering the pathologies of subsystems in families with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and survey the effectiveness of child parent relationship therapy on discovered problems and empowerment of these families. The present study is a mixed method ...
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The purpose of this study was to discovering the pathologies of subsystems in families with children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and survey the effectiveness of child parent relationship therapy on discovered problems and empowerment of these families. The present study is a mixed method (qualitative-quantitative). The first part of the research is qualitative in the phenomenological method. The sample consisted of 16 families (27 members) who had the first-hand experience with this phenomenon. The tool was a semi-structured interview, which was analyzed data with Colaizzi method. In the second part of the study, 4 parents (2 mothers and 2 fathers) were selected purposefully and analyzed in a single case method. Qualitative findings included the discovery of pathologies in three subsystems of families and development of an ADHD-based family questionnaire, which included 77 questions with appropriate validity and reliability. Quantitative findings included the significant effectiveness of child parent relationship therapy on family empowerment and the discovered problems in ADHD-based family. The results showed that injuries by ADHD children not only negatively affected each family member but also challenged the family system and confirmed the need of these families to support, supervise, treatment and comprehensive education.
Arman Azizi; Simin Ghasemi; Azad ghorbani; Fateme Shojai; farook mohammadi
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Due to the psychological, physical and communicational problems of families with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children, this study aimed to compare the efficacy of Functional Family Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on family empowerment and quality of life in families with attention ...
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Due to the psychological, physical and communicational problems of families with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children, this study aimed to compare the efficacy of Functional Family Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on family empowerment and quality of life in families with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children. this study was quasi- experimental with pre - posttest. The population of the present research included all the families who had referred to the counseling centers of Sanandaj city, in 2016 and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was diagnosed for their child based on clinical and diagnostic interview. This research was conducted on 30 families selected by available sampling method from those who responded to the call for research and were divided into two experimental (n=10) and one control group (n=10). The experimental groups received 9 two-hour treatment sessions once a week. Data were collected using Family Empowerment Scale and World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and analyzed using multiple analysis of covariance in SPSS 20. The results of study showed significant differences between the mean scores of the pre-test and post-test of the experimental and control groups (p<0/001). In addition, comparison of experimental groups indicates Functional Family Therapy was more effective in increase of family empowerment and Improve of quality of life (p<0/001). The present findings indicate that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Functional Family Therapy can be useful in increase of family empowerment and improving life quality in families with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder children.