چکیده:
The purpose of the present research was to examine the effectiveness of meta-cognitive strategies training on the cognitive failure in patients with general anxiety disorder (GAD). This quasi-experimental design consisted of two groups, with pre-test/ posttest and the control group. Considering the experimental nature of the research and also, with regards to the drop in the number of 30 people (15 in each group), patients with generalized anxiety disorder (DSM-5) were selected according to the available criteria and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups according to entry requirements. In both groups, the scale of Broadbent et al. Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) was carried out. Then, the experimental group underwent metacognitive strategies in 10 sessions of 90 minutes and the control group did not receive any training. At the end, the same questionnaire was administered in both groups. The results of the two groups were evaluated in two stages using relevant statistical tests. Multivariate covariance analysis showed that meta-cognitive strategies training significantly reduces cognitive failure and its subscales (distraction, memory defects and inadvertent errors) in patients with general anxiety disorder (P<0/05); there was no significant difference between meta-cognitive strategies training with the subscale of not remembering names (P>0/05). Despite the differences in the scores of cognitive failures in the group studied, it is recommended to use metacognitive strategies to reduce the symptoms of cognitive impairment in patients with generalized anxiety disorder.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The Effectiveness of Metacognitive Strategies Training on Cognitive Failure in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Razieh Javandel Somesaraee, M.
Candidate in Psychology, Payame Noor University, Guilan, Iran Abstract The purpose of the present research was to examine the effectiveness of meta-cognitive strategies training on the cognitive failure in patients with general anxiety disorder (GAD).
Multivariate covariance analysis showed that meta-cognitive strategies training significantly reduces cognitive failure and its subscales (distraction, memory defects and inadvertent errors) in patients with general anxiety disorder (P 0/05).
Despite the differences in the scores of cognitive failures in the group studied, it is recommended to use metacognitive strategies to reduce the symptoms of cognitive impairment in patients with generalized anxiety disorder .
Research findings have shown that metacognition has a significant and strong relationship with cognitive decline (Abolghasemi & Kiamarsi, 2009; Mecacci, 2005; Mecacci, Righi, & Rocchetti, 2006; Shahgholian, Azadfallah, Fathi Ashtiani, & Ashayeri, 2011).
Based on the above-mentioned points and research gap in this area, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of metacognitive strategies training on cognitive deficits in patients with GAD.
Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to test the hypothesis of the present study: "Teaching metacognitive strategies reduce cognitive deficits in patients with generalized anxiety disorder".
Also, the results of the present study show that the scores of the cognitive deficits subscales (distraction, memory deficits, and inadvertent errors) were lower in the experimental group that experienced metacognitive strategies training than the control group.