Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation and Cognitive Therapy based on Mindfulness on the Quality of Life and Guilt of Mothers with Cerebral Palsy

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Published: Feb 9, 2023

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Mina Manouchehri et. al

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Background and Purpose: Caring for a child with cerebral palsy affects the general health of parents, especially mothers. Therefore, the aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of rehabilitation and cognitive therapy on mindfulness, quality of life and guilt of mothers with cerebral palsy.


Research method : This research was an experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study included mothers with children with cerebral palsy in Mashhad and the statistical sample included 45 mothers who were randomly divided into three groups of 15 people(2 experimental groups and one control group).the mental state of mothers as a condition for entering the research, a "short mental state test" was performed. Then, two questionnaires "World Health Organization Quality of Life  and "Kugler's Guilt Questionnaire" were administered as pre-test and post-test to measure between these two groups, before and after the intervention. Mothers' therapeutic intervention was carried out through cognitive rehabilitation protocols by Captain Log cognitive rehabilitation software in 20 one-hour sessions and cognitive therapy training based on mindfulness in 8 90-minute sessions.also, their children with cerebral palsy were evaluated and treated by the therapist by performing the children's disability assessment list test, pre-test and post-test.The raw data of the questionnaires have been analyzed in two descriptive and inferential stages using SPSS-24 software.


Findings: The results showed that cognitive rehabilitation and cognitive therapy based on mindfulness have a positive and significant effect on the quality of life and guilt of mothers with cerebral palsy.


Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, cognitive rehabilitation and cognitive therapy based on mindfulness can be used to improve the quality of life and guilt of mothers with cerebral palsy.

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Volume 9, Number 1, January 2023
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Mina Manouchehri et. al

Mina Manouchehri 1, Karvan Rostami 2, Mehboubeh Soleimanpour Omran 3*, Golezar Naghshi Heydaranlu 4, Babak Modabbery Moghaddam 5, Samira Mansouri 6

 

  1. Master of Counseling and Guidance, Roudhen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudhen, Iran.
  2. Master of Counseling, Department of Research Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

*3.Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran. ORCID:0000-0002-2581-2587

  1. Master of Clinical Psychology, Urmia branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
  2. Master's degree in General Psychology, Aindegan University of Tonkabon, Tonkabon, Iran.
  3. Master's degree in General Psychology, Aindegan University of Tonkabon, Tonkabon, Iran.