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The effect of a positive psychotherapy-based program on perceived social support and social adjustment of patients with depression

Investigating the effect of a positive psychotherapy-based program on perceived social support and social adjustment in patients with depression

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220409054461N1
Enrollment
66
Registered
2022-04-20
Start date
2022-04-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-02

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Conditions

Condition 1: perceived social support. Condition 2: social adjustment.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Positive psychotherapy program will be performed in 6 sessions of one and a half hours in the form of groups of eight to ten patients for the intervention group and

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patient is interested in participating in the study and is satisfied According to the psychiatrist, the patient is diagnosed as depressed so that he is not in the acute stage of the disease and is hospitalized in one of the wards of Khorshid or Farabi hospitals The patient must be at least 18 years old Be able to read, write and speak Persian Do not have a patient with a mental disability or diagnosed cognitive problems such as dementia according to patient records that impair the patient's learning The patient has not participated in similar training programs at the same time or before The patient has not experienced severe stress such as divorce, etc. during the last six months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patient is reluctant to continue collaborating in the study Development of any physical or mental problems or the occurrence of severe stressful events for the patient during the study who are no longer able to continue to cooperate in the study The patient is absent for more than two sessions in the training sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Perceived social support score on a multidimensional scale Perceived social support Zimet et al and Social adjustment score in Bell Social Adjustment Questionnaire. Timepoint: The beginning of the study (before the intervention), immediately after and one month after the educational program. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Zimet et al And Bell Social Adjustment Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contact?Seyed Reza Mousavi

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

rmousavi3174@gmail.com+98 31 3668 0048

Outcome results

None listed

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