Mohammad Mehdi Hakimian - Ph.D in Counseling of Yazd Azad University, Yazd, Iran.
Najmeh Sedrpoushan - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humnities, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch,Yazd, Iran.
Farid Abolhassani Shahreza - Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Health Services Division, National Institute of Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment based group therapy (ACT) with the Islamic approach to diabetes control, increasing self-care behaviors in patients with type II diabetes mellitus (T۲DM) referent to the Yazd Diabetes Research Center. Materials and Methods: The study method was semi experimental with control group. For this purpose, ۴۰ diabetic patients were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The study was in Yazd diabetes research center. The purposeful sampling method was done. So, all of the patients did the A۱C hemoglobin test, and completed the self-care questionnaire for diabetic patients (SDSCA). Then, the experimental group received ACT with an Islamic approach during ۱۶ weeks. The population of both groups performed the A۱C Hemoglobin test and completed the self-care questionnaire again after performing the instructional plan. In this research, the covariance analysis test was done to analyze the results. Results: The findings of the research showed that ACT group therapy with an Islamic approach effects on HbA۱c decreasing (P: ۰.۰۰۱) and self-care behaviors improvement (P: ۰.۰۰۱) in T۲DM patients. Conclusion: This study showed that the treatment group based on commitment resulted in a significant reduction of HbA۱ and a significant increase in self-care activities in patients with T۲DM.

Type II diabetes, Acceptance and commitment based therapy, Islamic approach, Self-care, Diabetes control