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Comparison of the effectiveness of autogenic training and affect regulation training on the on improving of blood sugar indices in women with type 2 diabetes

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahboube Hormozi Sheikhtabaghi 1
Mojgan Agah 2
Fariborz Bagheri 1
1 Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 Department o Psychology, Payam e Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22070/daneshmed.2021.13428.1004
Abstract
Abstract
Background and Objective: Diabetes is a group of chronic diseases that as a debilitating disease has many negative consequences for the patient. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of autogenic training and affect regulation training on improving blood sugar indices in women with type 2 diabetes.
Materials and Methods: The design of the present study was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest and control group. The population of the present study included all women referred to the Iranian Endocrine Institute located in 2019. As a sample group, 33 patients were selected by convenient sampling methods and randomly assigned into two groups of autogenic training and affect regulation training and a control group was assigned. Before and after the intervention sessions, blood glucose indices including two-hour blood sugar and fasting blood sugar (FBS) were taken from all participants. Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software and analysis of covariance.
Results: The results showed that autogenic training and affect regulation training were effective in reducing blood sugar indices in women with type 2 diabetes (P <0.05) but there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of these two interventions.
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, autogenic training and affect regulation training can be effective interventions in reducing blood sugar indices in women with type 2 diabetes.
Keywords
Autogenic training
Affect regulation training
Blood sugar indices
Diabetes
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Daneshvar Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 2 - Serial Number 153
July and August 2021
Pages 42-54