comparative effectiveness of cognitive‑behavioral group therapy and reality therapy on the quality of life of patients with seborrheic dermatits

Context: skin diseases contribute to considerable psychological consequences and low quality of life (qol) in these patients; it is believed that psychological status can be effective in the improvement of the disease.aims: therefore, this study aimed to compare the effect of cognitive‑behavioral therapy (cbt) with realitytherapy (rt) on qol in patients with seborrheic dermatitis.setting and design: this semi‑experimental study with pre‑ and posttest conducted in the private clinicsof sari and ghayemshahr.materials and methods: forty‑eight cases selected by purposive method and randomized in threegroups of control, cognitive‑behavioral, and rt. participants in three groups’ evaluated pre‑posttest andfollow‑up (3 months after intervention) by skin qol index wang (1994). intervention groups received10 weeks intervention, whereas the control group did not receive any intervention during this study.statistical analysis used: the data were analyzed using spss‑20 software through mixed covariance analysis.results: there was no significant difference found between the two intervention groups (p > 0.05). thecomparison of the effect size of two groups showed higher effect size for cbt group 0.81 versus 0.51.conclusion: according to the findings of the research, it can be concluded that cbt and rt are effectiveon qol and severity of skin disease.