The effectiveness of hope group therapy on Depression of women’s with type 2 diabetes of Shiraz Diabetes Association

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group hope therapy on depression  in  women’s with type 2 diabetes of Diabetes Association in Shiraz. The sample included 30 women who were selected randomly among 70 women with depression disorder. The women were divided randomly into two groups (experimental and control). The subjects also completed Beck’s Depression Questionnaire .sessions of group therapy carried out. Result of MANCOVA were statistically significant at p<0/05. It is suggested that group hope therapy improve depression) F=8.82, P<0.05) in the experimental group compared with the control group.