Shahla Abolghasemi

Associate Professor of Rheumatology, Tehran Azad University of Medical Sciences, North Branch, Iran.

[ 1 ] - The effect of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on depression, chronic fatigue and pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia: a study with the expected effect

Aims: Patients with fibromyalgia have very limited psychological flexibility that can lead to severe pain, depression, and other psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on depression, chronic fatigue and pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia with the effect of waiting and quarterly follow-up. Methods & materia...

[ 2 ] - The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on the Psychological Consequences of Anxiety, Pain Intensity, and Fatigue in Women with Fibromyalgia: Study with the Effect of Waiting

Background and Objective:Fibromyalgia syndrome is associated with major psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety and debilitating fatigue. This study aimed to determine the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on anxiety, chronic fatigue, and pain intensity in women with fibromyalgia with the effect of waiting. Materials and Methods:This quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest de...

[ 3 ] - Correlation between anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides antibodies (Anti-CCP) and percentage and type of pulmonary involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Booali Hospital Tehran (2016-2

Background: Controlling the pulmonary involvement, as one of the most common extra-articular consequences in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), can improve the life quality and survival rate of patients. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between disease-related inflammatory factors and the severity and type of lung involvement in patients, which is a practical step toward early detection and...