اثر بخشی مداخله‌ی شناختی – رفتاری گروهی کوتاه مدت بر کیفیت زندگی و ادراک از بیماری، بیماران دیابتی نوع دو

Background:&nbsp; This study was planned to investigate the effectiveness of a short Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention for Diabetes Mellitus Disease (CBGI-CHD) on quality of life and illness Perception in patients with type 2 diabetes disease. Methods: Twenty eight patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were the members of Iran Diabetes Association, were selected through voluntary accessible sampling .Type 2 diabetes patients were randomly assigned in a 12-week (2.5 &ndash;h sessions) cognitive behavioral group intervention for Diabetes Mellitus Disease (n=14) or to a control group (n=14) that received usual care. Quality&nbsp; of life were&nbsp; measured&nbsp; using a Persian version quality of life questionnaire(WHQOL-BREF)&nbsp; , illness Perception&nbsp; were measured Using a brief&nbsp; Illness Perception Questionnaire( brief IpQ ) before and directly after intervention. Data were analyzed with SPSS 19 software, descriptive statistics, covariance analysis and Results:&nbsp; Experiment group showed significant increases in quality&nbsp; of life and illness Perception at post&ndash;test, compared with control group (p< %5).In addition ,intervention in, quality of life dimensions&nbsp; was significant for The experimental group .(p< %5).except the environment dimension.(P>%5). Conclusion: The results indicate that CBGI-CHD can improve quality of life and illness Perception in patients with type 2diabetes mellitus. The future researches with longer pursuing periods for reviewing efficacy continuation is suggested