Studying the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy on the resilience and responsibility of caregivers of Alzheimer's patients in Kashmar city
Subject Areas : PsychologyRazieh Salimi 1 , Seyed Ali Ahmadi 2
1 - Master of Clinical Psychology, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorasan Razavi, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorasan Razavi, Iran
Keywords: Resilience, responsibility, dialectical behavior therapy,
Abstract :
The current study is a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The purpose of this research is to investigate the dialectical behavior therapy on the responsibility and resilience of Alzheimer's caregivers in Kashmar city, which was implemented in the spring of 1402. The statistical population included all caregivers of Alzheimer's patients in Kashmir. which were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups with an equal amount of (15) people by random sampling method. Glen and Nelson's (1998) accountability questionnaire and Connor and Davidson's (2003) resilience questionnaire were used to collect information. became. The scores of the subjects were evaluated before and after the intervention. The experimental group of dialectical behavior therapy techniques (8) received a 90-minute session, while the control group was placed on the waiting list. Data analysis was done through SPSS 22 statistical test. The results of covariance analysis showed that dialectical behavior therapy has an effect on the responsibility and resilience of Alzheimer's caregivers. The results of the components of responsibility and resilience also show the effect of behavioral therapy techniques.
