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IRCT138801161788N1 IRCT 2009-08-12 Iran University of Medical Sciences Impact of therapeutic writing on quality of life and psychological distress in patients with vitiligo Impact of therapeutic writing on quality of life and psychological distress in patients with vitiligo 2009-04-21 anticipated 72 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/1362 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive. 2 Vitiligo. Intervention 1: Intervention: education of writing therapy in 60 minute session individualy and writing by pateients daily for 4 weeks + current treatment. Intervention 2: Control Group: current treatment. http://jccnc.iums.ac.ir/files/site1/user_files_aa60ca/admin-A-10-1-2-5a4a71f.pdf Background: <br /> In this clinical trial, we examined whether or not expressive writing as a psychological <br /> intervention reduces psychological distress in vitiligo patients receiving phototherapy. <br /> Methods: <br /> A total of 139 adult vitiligo patients were asked to complete the GHQ-28 in order <br /> to identify their psychiatric disturbances. The GHQ-28 scores showed that 78 patients (56.5%) <br /> had psychiatric distress. They were later enrolled in this randomized controlled trial conducted <br /> during June 2009 until Dec. 2009 at Razi Hospital in Tehran. Patients were randomly divided <br /> into 2 groups. Group A underwent the routine treatment protocol. Group B did the same, but they <br /> were also instructed to practice ‘expressive writing’. The intervention continued 4 weeks. After 4 <br /> weeks, patients in both groups were re-evaluated using the GHQ-28.<br /> Results: <br /> The overall GHQ-28 scores and sub-scores were significantly reduced in both groups A <br /> (47.9+/-11.71, P=0.000) and B (48.94+/-10.69, P=0.000) after 4 weeks of intervention. However, <br /> no statistically significance difference was found between the two groups in terms of their overall <br /> scores (P=0.7) and their sub-scores.<br /> Conclusion: <br /> The effect of expressive writing on reducing psychological distress in patients with <br /> vitiligo remains equivocal. Nonetheless, further studies with larger sample sizes and of longer <br /> duration especially in non-western cultural contexts are recommended
public Leili Borimnejad
Nursing and Midwifery School, Yasemi Street, Vanak SQ
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 8247 1711 borimnej@iums.ac.ir Iran university of Medical Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery School scientific Leili Borimnejad
Nursing and Midwifery School, Yasemi Street, Vanak SQ
Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) +98 21 8247 1711 borimnej@iums.ac.ir Iran university of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Inclusion Criteria: Age>18 years, lasting more than 6 month after diagnosis, literacy at least primary school Exclusion Criteria: psychosis, systemic and chronic illness, no consent to participate in study 18 years 80 years Both L80 Vitiligo Other N/A Intervention: education of writing therapy in 60 minute session individualy and writing by pateients daily for 4 weeks + current treatment Control Group: current treatment Psychological distress and quality of life. Timepoint: 1 month. Method of measurement: Questionnare. Iran University of Medical Sciences Approved 2009-02-17 Nursing and Midwifery School, Iran University of Medical Sciences Nursing and Midwifery School, Yasemi street, Vanak SQ Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)