TY - JOUR T1 - The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Coherent Self- Knowledge, Emotion Regulation, and Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study TT - اثربخشی درمان شناختی رفتاری بر خودشناسی انسجامی، تنظیم هیجان و کیفیت زندگی بیماران همودیالیزی: یک مطالعه نیمه تجربی JF - RUMS_JOURNAL JO - RUMS_JOURNAL VL - 21 IS - 10 UR - http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-6715-en.html Y1 - 2023 SP - 1055 EP - 1070 KW - Cognitive behavioral therapy KW - Coherent self-knowledge KW - Emotion regulation KW - Quality of life KW - Hemodialysis patients N2 - Background and Objectives: Hemodialysis patients are exposed to psychological risks related to health. Cognitive behavioral therapy can play an effective role in improving psychological characteristics related to health. Therefore, this research was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on self-awareness, emotional regulation, and quality of life of hemodialysis patients in Kerman. Materials and Methods: The present study is a quasi-experimental one with a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design and a control group. The statistical population of this research was the patients of Shafa Hospital and Javad Al-Aima Clinic in Kerman in 2022. For this research 30 hemodialysis patients were selected using convenience sampling based on inclusion criteria, and randomly assigned into experimental and control groups of 15 subjects. The experimental group went under 8 sessions of 75 minutes twice a week, while the control group was held back on training. The evaluations of the participants were conducted using questionnaires of self-awareness, emotion regulation, and quality of life. The collected data were analyzed using two-way repeated measures ANOVA. Results: The mean scores of coherent self-knowledge, emotion regulation, and quality of life before the intervention were 26.68, 37.93, 60.27 in the cognitive behavioral therapy group and 26.67, 37.95, 59.60 in the control group (p>0.05), respectively. After the intervention, a significant increase was observed in the mean score of the investigated psychological characteristics in the cognitive behavioral therapy group compared to the control group (p<0.001). Conclusion: The results of the study showed the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy intervention in the improvement of psychological characteristics in the experimental group. Therefore, this intervention can be used as a complementary treatment in hemodialysis patients. Key words: Cognitive behavioral therapy, Coherent self-knowledge, Emotion regulation, Quality of life, Hemodialysis patients Funding: This study did not have any funds. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Azad University of Kerman approved the study (IR.IAU.KERMAN.REC.1401.020). How to cite this article: Rouhi Mojgan, Manzari Tavakoli Alireza, Tajrobehkar Mahshid. The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Coherent Self- Knowledge, Emotion Regulation, and Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2023; 21 (10): 1055-70. [Farsi] M3 10.52547/jrums.21.10.1055 ER -