M. S. Sajadinjad, Sh, Haghjoy Javanmard, H, Molavi, K, Asgari, P, Adibi,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (12-2013)
Abstract
The aim of this study was the comparison of the effects of cognitive-behavioral stress management, optimism training and medical therapy on the UC patients’ psychological and somatic symptoms, and immunological markers. 30 female patients were selected through the availability sampling method, and were randomly put in the three groups of cognitive-behavioral stress management, optimism training and medical therapy. All patients completed Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Lichtiger Colitis Activity Index in the pretest stage and blood samples were taken from them. Then, the two experimental groups participated in 9 sessions of the group intervention of cognitive-behavioral stress management and optimism training following that the three groups completed the scales again and again blood samples were taken from them and this was repeated in a 6-months follow-up. To analyze the data, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used. The findings of the study indicated that the effects of the two interventions on depression, anxiety, cortisol and TNF&alpha were significant however, these interventions had no significant effects on the somatic symptoms, IL6 and IL4. As a whole, it can be said that the psychological interventions including stress management and optimism training could be effective in improving the psychological symptoms, regulating the immunological performance and curing of UC patients.
Mrs Sara Hosseinpoor, Dr Zahra Zanjani, Dr Abdollah Omidi, Dr Mohammadreza Molaghanbari, Rasti Emamirad,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (6-2022)
Abstract
| Ulcerative Colitis is a type of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases that depression is one of the most common psychological disorders in these patients. The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics associated with the disease including the severity and complications of the disease and cognitive emotion regulation strategies in patients with ulcerative colitis with and without depressive symptoms. In this case-control study, 272 patients with ulcerative colitis were selected by purposive sampling and based on the scores of Beck-2 Depression Inventory, they were assigned into two groups of patients with depressive symptoms and patients without depressive symptoms. Our tools include demographic questionnaire, Simple Clinical Colits Activity Index, Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Results revealed that UC patients with depressive symptoms experience more severe symptoms of UC and more complications related to this disease, including perianal problems than UC patients without depressive symptoms. There was also a significant difference between the two groups in all aspects of cognitive strategies for emotion regulation. According to the results, it can be said that depression and cognitive emotion regulation strategies are among the components related to physical symptoms and mental health of patients with ulcerative colitis. |
