• Nkechi Mercy Okeke, Beatrice N Onah, Nwakaego Ebele Ekwealor, Stella Chinweudo Ekwueme, Joy Onyinyechukwu Ezugwu, Esther Nwarube Edeh, Polycarp M D Okeke, Roland Ndille, Charles C Onwuadi, Amos N Amedu, John Chidubem Nwaogaidu, Rebecca Ginikanwa Nnamani, Charles Nkem Okolie, Kingsley Okoro, Kingsley Christopher Solomon, and Ola Elizabeth Owonibi.
• Department of Adult Education & Extra-Mural Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Sep 29; 102 (39): e34485e34485.

BackgroundSome previous studies have highlighted the high rate of mental health problems associated with type II diabetes (T2DM). The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a religious coping intervention of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) on the mental health of adult learners with T2DM.MethodsThis study utilized a randomized controlled trial to select 146 adult learners with T2DM and mental health-related problems. The treatment group was made up of 73 adult learners, while the control group was also made up of 73 adult learners. The experimental group received 8 sessions of a religious coping intervention of REBT, while the control group received usual care. Data were collected using the patient health questionnaire, Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale, and Kessler psychological distress scale. Repeated ANOVA and univariate analysis of covariance were used for data analyses.ResultsThe religious coping intervention of REBT substantially enhanced the mental health of adult learners with T2DM as measured by Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale (P < .000) and patient health questionnaire (P < .000). The religious coping intervention of REBT significantly alleviated the psychological distress of adult learners with T2DM as measured by Kessler psychological distress scale (P < .000).ConclusionIn this study, it has been demonstrated that a religious coping intervention of REBT effectively improves the mental health of adult learners with T2DM. The study concludes that the religious coping intervention of REBT is a practical alternative medicine approach to enhancing the mental health of adult learners with T2DM.Copyright © 2023 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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