The effects of Spiritual-Religious care on Depression intensity

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsIranian Registry of Clinical Trials
Year 2017
INTERVENTION: Control group: There was no intervention Intervention 1: Intervention group: the patients in this group received religious spiritual care in 7 sessions of 45 to 60 minutes, based on Richards and Bergin model and in the form of group education including book therapy, Understanding of forgiveness and spirituality and self‐observing. Intervention 2: Control group: There was no intervention. Intervention group: the patients in this group received religious spiritual care in 7 sessions of 45 to 60 minutes, based on Richards and Bergin model and in the form of group education including book therapy, Understanding of forgiveness and spirituality and self‐observing. CONDITION: Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system Multiple sclerosis. ; Demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system PRIMARY OUTCOME: Depression. Timepoint: before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory. SECONDARY OUTCOME: ‐‐‐. Timepoint: ‐‐‐. Method of measurement: ‐‐‐. INCLUSION CRITERIA: INCLUSION CRITERIA: Multiple sclerosis confirmed by a neurologist; Consent to participate in research and having cooperation; not participated in previous training programs about Spiritual‐Religious care and Spiritual counseling in Last three months; Patients suffering from moderate level of disease according to disability intensity and symptoms; Ability to communicate effectively with researcher; ability to handle meetings and prepared to respond to questions physically and mentally; Minimum 20 and maximum 45 years old; having the ability to read and write and be able to speak Persian; be Muslims and having disease for at least 6 months. Exclusion criteria: withdrawal to continue cooperation; being in the recurrence of the disease and inability to attend in the meetings.
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First added on: Mar 31, 2022