The Effect of Memory Specificity Training (MEST) on Mental and Emotional Health in Hemodialysis Patients

The Effect of Memory Specificity Training (MEST) on Depression, Anxiety, Mental Well-Being Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Physical Symptoms in Hemodialysis Patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190202042582N3

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-16

Start date

2017-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-08-26

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Conditions

Condition 1: Depression. Condition 2: Anxiety. Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate Generalized anxiety disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group included 12 hemodialysis patients, trained with specialist memory education package designed by Maxwell et al. (2015), inclu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

25 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to Participate and Continue Therapy Sessions Diploma and Higher Education Not Taking Part in any Other Psychological Treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Taking Medications that Reduce Consciousness Trauma or Brain Damage Lack of Motivation to Participate in Meetings

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depression Score in Beck Questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: BAI - Beck Depression Inventory.;Anxiety Score in Beck Questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: BAI - Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Psychological well-being score in psychological well-being questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: psychological well-being questionnaire.;Emotion Score in Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ)Questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ).	—

Measure

Time frame

Depression Score in Beck Questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: BAI - Beck Depression Inventory.;Anxiety Score in Beck Questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: BAI - Beck Anxiety Inventory.;Psychological well-being score in psychological well-being questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: psychological well-being questionnaire.;Emotion Score in Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ)Questionnaire. Timepoint: The end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMarziyeh Noorifard

Islamic Azad University

m_nuorifard57@yahoo.com+98 31 3535 4001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026