The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Depression and Follow-Up Treatment of Patients with Systemic Lupus

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on depression and follow-up treatment of patients with systemic lupus. Methods: The present study was quasi-experimental (pre-test-post-test with control group and quarterly follow-up phase). The statistical population of this study included all patients with Lupus treated in Shiraz hospitals in 1397; Using the available sampling method from a population of 750 people, 60 women were selected and then randomly assigned to two groups of 30 people included control groups and experimental group. The experimental intervention group received treatment acceptance and commitment treatment within three months in 12 session’s 90-minute, but the control group was not exposed to any activity. The questionnaires used in this study included Beckchr('39')s depression questionnaire and the follow-up and treatment questionnaire. Data were analyzed by analysis of variance with repeated measurements analysis. Results: The Findings of the study showed that commitment training portfolios had a significant effect on reducing depression and follow-up, treatment of women with systemic lupus (P ≤ 0.0001). Conclusions: According to the findings of the present study, it is possible to use acceptance and commitment training packages to improve depression and follow-up treatment of women with lupus.