the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on rumination and concern in patients with type i diabetes

Objective: according to the studies, 80% of patients with diabetes suffer from concern and rumination in their life cycle. the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy (cbt) on rumination and concern in patients with type 1 diabetes.materials and methods: a quasi-experimental study evaluated the effect of cbt on women with type 1 diabetes. thirty women with type 1 diabetes, recruited from qazvin city health centers between october 2024 and march 2025 and meeting inclusion criteria, were purposively sampled and randomly assigned to the cbt (n= 15) or control (n= 15) group. the intervention group received eight weekly 90-minute sessions. the control group received no intervention. the pennsylvania state worry questionnaire (pswq) and rumination questionnaire (rq) were administered pre- and post-intervention, and data were analyzed using ancova in spss version 26.results: a comprehensive analysis of variance has revealed notable disparities between the experimental and control groups in terms of worry and rumination. the results indicate a moderate effect size for worry (η= 0.29; f= 10.63; p= 0.003). similarly, rumination also shows a strong effect size (η= 0.39; f= 17.23; p< 0.001).conclusion: cbt effectively reduces rumination and worry in patients with type i diabetes in qazvin, suggesting its potential as a supportive treatment for these symptoms