the effect of cognitive-behavioral intervention package on improving fear symptoms, quality of life and psychological health in patients with covid-19

Background: covid-19 had a destructive effect on human's life. people with covid-19 experienced high levels of depression, anxiety, and low quality of life (qol). the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the cognitive-behavioral intervention package on reducing stress, depression, and anxiety, as well as improving the qol of patients with covid-19.methods: in this randomized controlled trial, 60 patients with covid-19 who entered the isolation ward were included and randomly divided into control and experimental groups. the experimental group entered the intervention sessions once a week for 45 minutes for eight consecutive weeks. the intervention consisted of 8 sessions of cbt which was implemented for the experimental group. patients in the control group received routine care during this period. dass21, the symptom checklist (scl-90), fear of covid-19 scale (fcv-19s), and who-qol were used to measure patients' mental health and qol. data analysis was performed with ancova using spss24 software.results: there was no significant difference between groups in terms of dass21, scl-90 and qol before intervention (p<0.05). after intervention, depression symptom and qol were significantly improved in the experimental group compared to control group (p< 0.05). accordingly, the findings stated the session of intervention was effective in improving the qol (p<0.05) and mental illnesses (p<0.05) in patients with covid-19.conclusion: our designed cognitive-behavioral intervention package can enhance the awareness and mental health of patients with covid-19. this package as an auxiliary treatment can reduce anxiety/depression and improve qol in patients with covid-19. therefore, our intervention package can serve as a useful solution for clinical settings to reduce mental health problems during crisis.