Effectiveness of psychotherapy functional analysis on heart anxiety and gastrointestinal symptoms of veterans with a history of frequent visits to clinics - hospitals

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Master's degree, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Azad University, Arak, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of functional analysis psychotherapy on heart anxiety and gastrointestinal symptoms of veterans with a history of frequent visits to the clinic-hospital. This research was conducted in a semi-experimental way with a pre-test-post-test design with experimental and control groups. The statistical population of the research is all the veterans of the Martyr's Foundation and Veteran Affairs of Arak city; With a history of frequent visits to the clinic-hospital to receive medical services, they formed in 1403. In the current study, 30 people were selected using a non-random method and then 15 people were randomly selected in the experimental group and the control group. The experimental group was treated with functional analysis psychotherapy in 12 sessions of 60 minutes, while the control group did not receive any intervention. In this research, the Cornell Medical Health Index Questionnaire and the Standard Heart Anxiety Questionnaire were used. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the mean post-test scores of the experimental group and the control group, and functional analysis psychotherapy has significantly improved heart anxiety, gastrointestinal symptoms (P<0.01). Based on the findings of the current research, functional analysis psychotherapy is effective in improving heart anxiety and gastrointestinal symptoms of veterans with a history of frequent visits to the clinic-hospital.

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Military Psychology
Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 61
Spring Quarterly
September 2025
Pages 11-28

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History

  • Receive Date: 18 December 2024
  • Revise Date: 29 May 2025
  • Accept Date: 03 September 2025

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