Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

The Effectiveness of Islamic Dignity Therapy on Life Satisfaction and Depression of Patients with Depression

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors
Asieh Ghayour Baghbani 1
Mahmoud Azadi 2
Jafar Talebian Sharif 2
1 MSc, Department of Family Counseling, Hekmat Razavi Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Hekmat Razavi Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran
10.48305/jims.v41.i731.0674
Abstract
Background: Some depressed patients suffer from a lack of dignity. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Islamic dignity therapy on the life satisfaction of patients with diseases.
Methods: This research is a semi-experimental study in which a pre-test-post-test design with a control group was used. The population of this research is all people with initial symptoms of depression in Mashhad. 14 people with depression were selected as a voluntary sampling and were randomly divided into two control and experimental groups. The experimental group received the Islamic spiritual dignity therapy program during six sessions, while the control group did not undergo any intervention. To collect data, Diener's Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, five-question version, and Beck's 21-choice depression test were used, along with the full satisfaction and awareness of the group members, and the repeated measures method (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the findings.
Findings: The results of this research which was done in the year 2022, show that Islamic dignity therapy can significantly increase the life satisfaction component and decrease the depression components of people suffering from depression at a p level of less than five percent.
Conclusion: From these findings, it can be concluded that Islamic spiritual dignity therapy can be a suitable method to improve depression and increase life satisfaction of these people. Islamic dignity therapy can be used as an intervention with patients with lack sense of dignity.
Keywords
Depression
Dignity
Islam
Sensation
Satisfaction
Therapy
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 41, Issue 731
3rd Week, October
September and October 2023
Pages 674-681

  • Receive Date 10 October 2022
  • Revise Date 27 August 2023
  • Accept Date 02 September 2023