The effect of cognitive-behavioral Fordyce happiness training on fatigue perception and sense of coherence in diabetic patients type 2

Psychological problems of chronic diseases, especially diabetes, which are often overlooked, highlight the need for more attention to appropriate treatment. The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of the Fordyce cognitive-behavioral happiness training program on the sense of coherence and fatigue perception of type 2 diabetic patients. The design of the research was a quasi-experimental design with a pretest and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all patients with type 2 diabetes who referred to West Azerbaijan Diabetes association Center, from which 30 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental (15 people) and control groups (15 people). The experimental group received training in Fordyce cognitive-behavioral enhancement skills, whereas the control group did not receive any training in this field. In order to gather information, the Sense of Coherence (Antonovsky, 1993) and the Fatigue Perception (Smets, 1995) questionnaires were used in two stages, pre-test, and post-test. Data were analyzed using the Analysis of multivariable Covariance, MANCOVA. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the experimental group and the control group in the variables of the Sense of Coherence and Fatigue Perception (p< 0.05). As a result, training on the Fordyce Happiness Program is effective in reducing fatigue perception and increasing the sense of coherence of diabetic patients.