The effect of Guided Imagery and logo therapy on Depression, Anxiety and Hopefulness in Women with Cancer in Ahwaz
Subject Areas : Medical &HealthSh Abolghasami 1 , سارا Saeadi 2 , ندا N. Morri Najafi 3
1 - Assistant professor in Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonakabon Branch
2 - Graduated of Islamic Azad University, Tonakabon Branch
3 - M.A Students, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tonakabon Branch
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The target of this study was to determine The effectiveness of guided imagery and logo therapy on depression, anxiety and hopefulness in women with cancer in Ahwaz. The subjects were 42 female patients with cancer in Ahwaz Shafa hospital that were selected by simple sampling and divided into two groups experimental (Guided Imagery group and logo therapy group) and one control group. The research was experimental type of pre-test and post-test with control group. The measurement instruments of the research were Cattel Anxiety Questionnaire(CAQ), Beck Depression Indicator(BDI), Miller hopefulness Questionnaire. Pre-test was preformed for both groups , then, the experimental group underwent training sesions and techniques of guided imagery and logo therapy. After applying the intervention, the three groups were tested again. For analyzing the data covariance Multivariate Analysis method (Mancova) were used. Results indicated that guided imagery training and logo therapy were effective on depression, anxiety and hopefulness in women with cancer in Ahwaz., and logo therapy was more effective than guided imagery.
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