The effectiveness of emotion regulation training on resilience of women with type 2 diabetes

Patients with diabetes often suffer from psychological distress (symptoms of depression, stress, and anxiety) that causes malfunctions and impairments in their performance and quality of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of emotion regulation training on resilience of women with type 2 diabetes.

This study was a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with two intervention and control groups. From women with diabetes who referred to a laboratory in Tehran, after an exclusive interview with a clinical psychologist, 27 subjects were selected by convenience sampling and then randomly divided into two groups of control (n=13) and intervention (n=14). The intervention group underwent 12 sessions of 90 minutes of training. Both groups answered the Connor-Davidson Resilience Questionnaire (2003) in three stages: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. Data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance.

The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that there was no significant difference in the total resilience score between the experimental and control groups in the three stages of study. In the subscale of spirituality, a significant difference observed between the two groups (p<0.05).

According to the results, it is suggested that this training be used only to improve the spirituality of resilience along with other cognitive therapies for patients with diabetes.