Document Type : Original Article
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M.A of Family Therapy Psychology.Shahid Beheshti University.Tehran.Iran
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Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical School, Tehran, Iran
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Master of Health Sciences, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Abstract
Idiopathic scoliosis is a spinal disease that has been prevalent in adolescent in recent years. One of the treatments for this disease is the use of brace that creates physical and psychological limitations.The purpose of the present study, which is based on single-case experimental research, is to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness techniques training on improving the quality of life of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis treated with brace and their parents. The sample consisted of 67 subjects, 5 adolescents (8-10 years old) and 4 parents after entering and leaving the criteria of the study in three groups: adolescent group, parent group, adolescent group. Each 9 subjects were trained for 6 sessions of 1.5 hours. The participants in the baseline stage, the treatment stages, the end of treatment, the one-month follow-up and the two-month follow-up of WHOQOL for parents and the brace questionnaire (BrQ) to measure the quality of life of adolescents. The results showed that patients who were less well-treated and had a lower age had better outcomes than other patients. In addition, parents and patients who participated in the intervention had a statistically significant improvement (RCI≥1.96).
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