Cognitive therapy

Using a specific technique to improve quality of life and health

Bibliographic Data

ID19355262
AuthorsLia Silvia Kunzler (0000-0002-0460-9564, Universidade de Brasília), Tereza Cristina Cavalcanti Ferreira De Araujo (0000-0002-5204-8124, Universidade de Brasília)
Year2013
Volume30
Issue2
Pages267-274
Publication date2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas) (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0103-166X • E-ISSN: 1982-0275
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0103-166x2013000200013
OpenAlexW2045777398
SCIELO_PIDS0103-166X2013000200013
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

In this study we implemented and assessed a specific cognitive therapy technique - Decision Making and Quality of Life, which is used to promote health and improve quality of life. Eighteen employees from a higher education institution participated in the study, which was organized into 12 group sessions. At the admission and concluding phases, we asked participants to complete the World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref Questionnaire, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory. Results showed significant improvement in five of the domains that measure quality of life: physical, psychological, environmental, general, and health. There were no significant changes (p=0.26) in anxiety scores. In contrast, the depression scores got significantly better (p=0.02). The results suggest that the proposed technique is conducive to health promotion and quality of life

Anxiety · Beck Anxiety Inventory · Beck Depression Inventory · Cognition · Depression (economics) · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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