Compare the Effectiveness of Patience-Based Treatment Plan with Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) on Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Background and Aim: According to the importance of patience in mental health, the purpose of this study was to compare theeffectiveness of patience- based treatment plan with Cognitive- Behavior Therapy (CBT) on cognitive flexibility, psycho- social adjustment with disease, health locus of control and adherence to treatmentamong type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: The research design is a quasi- experimental test with pre- test and post- test. The statistical population of this study was all type 2 diabetic patients referring to Shahid Motahari clinic of Shiraz- Iran from whom 60 patients were selected by available sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental and a control group (20 patients in an experimental group receiving CBT, 20 patients in an experimental group receiving patience-based treatment plan and 20 patients in a control group). Findings: The results showed that the mean of the two experimental groups' scores in cognitive flexibility, psycho- social adjustment with disease, internal health locus of control, and adherence to treatment were more than those of the control group. This finding was indicative of the effectiveness of patience- based treatment and CBT. Moreover, the mean of the two experimental groups' scores in the powerful others health locus of control and the chance health locus of control were lower than those of the control group. This finding showed that patience- based treatment plan and CBT were effective in reducing external health locus of control. However, the mean of the experimental group receiving patience- based treatment plan in God health locus of control was more than that of the CBT and control groups and it indicated that receiving patience- based treatment plan increased the scores of God health locus of control among diabetic patients. Ethical Considerations: Ethical consideration related to the study was observed. Conclusion: According to the results showing the effectiveness of patience- based treatment plan, applying this treatment plan to promote mental health and adherence to treatment among diabetic patients is suggested. Cite this article as: Zare H, Alipour A, Khormaei F, Farmani A. Compare the Effectiveness of Patience-Based Treatment Plan with Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) on Type 2 Diabetic Patients. Med Ethics J 2019; 13(44): e23.