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The effect of reality therapy on self-efficacy in people with hypertension
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Tahereh Dehghani Firouzabadi *1   , Alieh Dehghani Firouzabadi2 , Mohammad Hossein Dehghani Firouzabadi3 |
1- Islamic Azad University Branch Yazd, Yazd, Iran , sepidyas90@gmail.com
2- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
3- Islamic Azad University, Department of Science and Research, Tehran, Iran |
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Abstract
Aim. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of treatment based on choice theory (reality therapy) on self-efficacy of people with hypertension.
Background. Hypertension and its complications leads to high mortality and therefore, is considered as a major health problem affecting individual self-efficacy. In addition to drug therapy, psychological treatments can be a significant and important prerequisite for behavior change and self-care promotion in people with hypertension.
Method. The present study was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design and control group. The statistical population of the study included all people with high blood pressure under coverage of the health centers of Meybod city Yazd province) in the fall-winter 2018, who were recruited in the study based on convenience sampling (n=30) and were randomly allocated to experimental and control group. The samples responded to the self-efficacy questionnaire of hypertensive patients (DMSES) before and after intervention. The treatment program based on choice theory was carried out in 8 sessions. The data were analyzed by covariance analysis according to the research hypothesis.
Findings. The results showed that after controlling for the pre-test effect, there was a statistically significant difference between the post-test self-efficacy scores of the group. After the treatment based on the selection theory, the scores of the dimensions of diet, physical activity, drug consumption and blood pressure control of patients with hypertension increased significantly in experimental group compared with the control group.
Conclusion. Implementation of treatment based on choice theory can be a suitable method for increasing self-efficacy in people with hypertension. It's suggested that by applying the theory-based treatment of choice for people with hypertension, an effective step can be taken to improve their self-efficacy.
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| Keywords: Hypertension, Choice theory, Reality therapy, Self-efficacy |
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Subject:
Cardiovascular
Received: 2023/01/18 | Accepted: 2023/07/01 | Published: 2023/11/20 | ePublished: 2023/11/20
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