Effectiveness of Logotherapy on Death Anxiety, Hope, Depression, and Proper use of Glucose Control Drugs in Diabetic Patients with Depression

• DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_553_18
• Publication Date: 2021-01-19T20:48:42Z
• Authors: Mobina Shahriary; Adele Bahar; Mohsen Fazlali
• Keywords: Logotherapy; Depression

Logotherapy encourages the individual to find meaning in life, which is recognized as driving force of every their lifetime. Diabetes, caused by impairment metabolism glucose, fat, and protein, associated with lack secretion or dysfunction insulin. This study aims investigate effectiveness logotherapy on death anxiety, hope, depression, proper use glucose control medication diabetic patients depression.The population present quasiexperimental pretest-posttest group comprised depression attending Baghban Endocrine Clinic Sari. A sample 40 (20 trial 20 group) entered study. Data were collected using Templer Death Anxiety Scale, Miller Hope Beck's Depression Inventory, Medication Adherence Scale. Covariance analysis was used evaluate medication, where P value lower than 0.05 considered significant.Death anxiety reduced following training, hope increased. The results confirmed training (P < 0.05). effective blood- drugs depressed 19% changes scores 0.05).Logotherapy appears be a suitable psychological treatment for depression.