Hashem Varzi M R, Ghazanfari A. Comparing the Effectiveness of Short-Term Intensive Dynamic Psychotherapy and Schema Therapy on Perceived Stress in Patients with Hypertension. CPR 2024; 2 (3)
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http://cpr.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-118-en.html
Department of Psychology, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Background and Objective: Today, cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in the world. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of ISTDP and Schema Therapy on perceived stress in patients with hypertension at comprehensive health service centers in Sari city in 2023.
Materials & Methods: The current research was Clinical trial Study and, in terms of methodology, a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design. The research population consisted of all patients suffering from hypertension and research sample included 45 individuals suffering from hypertension who were selected through purposive sampling. A total of 45 participants were divided into three groups of 15. The first group received intervention type 1 (ST) and the second group received intervention type 2 (ISTDP). The third group, as a control group, did not receive any intervention. The Perceived Stress Questionnaire Cohen et al. (1983), 9-session Schema Therapy protocol, and an 11-session ISTDP protocol were used for this study. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-26 software.
Results: The results of this study indicated that ISTDP and Schema Therapy approaches were effective in reducing perceived stress in patients with hypertension (P<0.001). The results showed that the average of the schema therapy group after follow-up was (34.06 ± 5.96) and ISTDP group after follow-up was (30.17± 5.88) and the control group was (38.46 ± 7.63). There was a significant difference between the intervention and control groups after follow-up (P<0.001).
Conclusion: This study showed that two therapy approaches, ISTDP and schema therapy, are effective in Patients with .
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Psychology Received: 2024/09/15 | Accepted: 2025/05/10 | Published: 2024/04/1