The effectiveness of reality therapy training on distress tolerance and impulsivity of people recovered from corona disease in rehabilitation centers of Shahrekord

Introduction: Corona disease, in addition to causing physical damage, also left a serious impact on people's mental health; Therefore, the purpose of this research was the effectiveness of reality therapy training on distress tolerance and impulsivity of people who have recovered from corona disease in rehabilitation centers of Shahrekord. Methods: This study was a semi-experimental study that was conducted on people who have recovered from Corona disease in Shahrekord city. The statistical population of this research was people who recovered from corona disease in Shahrekord city. 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. Both groups completed distress tolerance and impulsivity questionnaires as a pre-test, and after 8 sessions of reality therapy protocol training to the experimental group, the two groups answered the above questionnaires again as a post-test, and the data were analyzed with statistical tests. Analysis of covariance were analyzed. Results: The results showed that reality therapy training has an effect on distress tolerance and impulsivity of people recovered from corona disease (P<0.01). Conclusions: According to the findings, in the reality therapy approach, with the help of controlling strategies, irresponsible behaviors can be reduced, and therefore, by using the behavioral strategies available in the reality therapy approach, as well as proper emotion management, the impulsivity of people who have recovered from corona disease can be reduced.