The effectiveness of time perspective therapy on the quality of life related to health and the Health Locus of Control in patients with type ۲ diabetes and sexual dysfunction

Aim the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of time perspective treatment on health-related quality of life and Health Locus of Control for patients with Type ۲ diabetes with sexual dysfunction. Methods: the current research method was Semi experiment and its design was pre-test post-test with the control group. The statistical community of this study formed all patients with Type ۲ diabetes with sexual dysfunction visiting the Persian diabetes clinic in Mashhad in ۲۰۲۴. ۳۰ of these people were selected by targeted non-random sampling and and replaced in two experimental and control groups randomly. The experimental group underwent time perspective treatment for ۶ sessions of ۶۰ Minutes, and the control group underwent a waiting list. Health-related quality of life tests (۱۹۹۲) and Health Locus of Control Elston et al. (۱۹۷۸) were used to collect data in both pre-test and post-test stages. Raw data were analysed by the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) test in SPSS ۲۴ software. Results: the results showed that after controlling the effects of pre-test, there was a significant difference between the average post-test scores of the two Test and control groups in variables on health-related quality of life and Health Locus of Control of patients with Type ۲ diabetes with sexual dysfunction. Conclusion: time perspective treatment affects health-related quality of life and Health Locus of Control for patients with Type ۲ diabetes with sexual dysfunction.

Keywords:

Time perspective treatment , Health-related Quality of Life , Health Locus of Control , Type ۲ diabetes , sexual dysfunction