@article { author = {Mirzapour, Pegah and Zangeneh Motlagh, Firoozeh and SeyedAlinaghi, SeyedAhmad and Mehraeen, Esmaeil}, title = {Comparison of the Effectiveness of Positive Thinking Group Training and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Well-being and Risky Behaviors of Patients with HIV}, journal = {Journal of Iranian Medical Council}, volume = {4}, number = {4}, pages = {232-243}, year = {2021}, publisher = {Iran Medical Council}, issn = {2645-338X}, eissn = {2645-3398}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v4i4.8470}, abstract = {AbstractBackground: The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of positive thinking group training and acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological well-being and risky behaviors of patients with HIV.Methods: A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest research method was used with a control group. Accordingly, 45 HIV patients, referring to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, were selected and randomly assigned to groups 1-3, including positive thinking (n=15), ACT (n=15), and control (n=15) groups, respectively. Scales of Psychological Well-being by Ryff (1989) and Risk Behaviors Standard Scale (2010) were administered for all three groups (pretest). Subsequently, the participants of the experimental groups attended eight 90-minute sessions of group training.  The posttest was performed two weeks after training. Multivariate and univariate analyses of variance (MANCOVA and ANCOVA) were used to analyze the data.Results: The results showed that positive thinking group training was effective in promoting psychological well-being and reducing high-risk behaviors. The results also demonstrated that acceptance and commitment therapy was effective in promoting psychological well-being and reducing high-risk behaviors. According to the findings, there was no significant difference between the effectiveness of positive thinking group training and acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological well-being and risky behaviors of people living with HIV (p >0.05).Conclusion: Both educational interventions (positive thinking and ACT approach) can increase psychological well-being and reduce high-risk behaviors of HIV+ patients, and there was no significant difference between the two intervention approaches. Therefore, both approaches have beneficial effects on improving the quality of life among people living with HIV.}, keywords = {Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,HIV,positive thinking,Risk Taking,Social Behavior}, url = {http://www.jimc.ir/article_143848.html}, eprint = {http://www.jimc.ir/article_143848_5cd16760d51ddb1ec2bf0e52949a3d3b.pdf} }