The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on the Feeling of Hope and Psychological Well-being of Vitiligo Patients

Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of positive psychotherapy on the sense of hope and psychological well-being of patients with vitiligo (PCI). Method: This semi-experimental research is a pre-test-post-test with a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all male and female patients referring to Hazrat-e-Abolfazl Hospital and Oriental dentistry dermatologist of Kashmar in 1395. The sample was selected through voluntary and voluntary sampling method. The research tool was a Schneider Hope Scale and a psychological well-being reef. For data analysis, SPSS-22 and inferential statistics (covariance analysis) were used. Results: Findings showed that the mean scores of hope and psychological well-being in the post-test of the experimental group were significantly higher than the mean post-test scores in the control group. Conclusion: Positive psychotherapy is effective in increasing the hope and psychological well-being of patients with vitiligo. It can, therefore, be considered as a therapeutic approach.