A Comparison of Effectiveness of Dohsa-hou and the Alexander Technique on Happiness, Social Adjustment, Hope, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

(2018) A Comparison of Effectiveness of Dohsa-hou and the Alexander Technique on Happiness, Social Adjustment, Hope, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. Japanese Psychological Research. pp. 87-98. ISSN 0021-5368

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Dohsa-hou and the Alexander Technique on happiness, social adjustment, hope, mental health, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease. The statistical population of this study included all of the patients with Parkinson's disease who were clients of neural therapeutic centers in Isfahan City in 2015. Among this population, 28 patients were selected through convenience sampling as the sample of the study. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, the Social Adjustment Scale, the Adult Hope Scale, the General Health Questionnaire, and the Word Health Quality of Life Questionnaire were used as the instruments of the study. Data were analyzed by analyses of variance with repeated measures. The results showed that both interventions of this study can improve happiness, hope, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease, but Dohsa-hou is more effective than the Alexander Technique in the improvement of happiness and hope. Probable explanations have been discussed.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: alexander technique dohsa-hou health back-pain questionnaire lessons trial
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Departments of Clinical Sciences > Department of Neurology
Page Range: pp. 87-98
Journal or Publication Title: Japanese Psychological Research
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 60
Number: 2
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.12184
ISSN: 0021-5368
Depositing User: Zahra Otroj
URI: http://eprints.mui.ac.ir/id/eprint/6687

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