Effectiveness of Self-Compassion Training on Dysfunctional Attitudes and Quality of Life in Mine Explosion Amputees

• Main Authors: F. Ghazanfari (Author), M. Shafiei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Afarand Scholarly Publishing Institute, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2008-2622; 2008-2630
• Keywords: compassion; attitude; quality of life; amputation; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Military Science; U
• Source: طب جانباز, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 41-46 (2017)

Aims: Inefficient attitudes and low quality of life correlate with many behavioral disorders and problems. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of self-compassion trainings on inefficient attitudes and quality of life in persions with amputations due to the land-mine explosions. Materials & Methods: In the controlled pretest-posttest experimental study, 40 men with amputations due to the land-mine explosions, who were under the protection of the Martyrs Foundation of Gilan-E-Gharb Township, were studied in 2016. The subjects, selected via simple random sampling method, were randomly divided into two 20-person groups including experimental and control groups. Data was collected by the inefficient attitudes and quality of life questionnaires. Eight 1-hour compassion-training sessions were conducted in experimental group for two months, while control group received no intervention. Data was analyzed using multi-variable covariance analysis test. Findings: At the posttest stage, the pretest scores having been controlled, the mean scores of inefficient attitudes were significantly lower in experimental group compared to control group (p<0.01). In addition, the mean scores of quality of life and its components were significantly higher than control group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The self-compassion trainings improve the inefficient attitudes and quality of life in persons with amputations due to the land-mine explosions.