Sadra Medical Journal

Relationship Between Cognitive Fusion and Experiential Avoidance with General Health in Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Sedigheh Eslami 1
Zahra Hosseinzadeh Maleki 2
Esmail Soltani 3
Amir Bazrafshan 3

1 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

3 Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/smsj.2026.105170.1590
Abstract
Background and aims: Cognitive Fusion (CF) and Experiential Avoidance (EA) are two main constructs of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy that have role in mental health The aim of the current study were to investigate the relationship between CF and EI with General Health in nurses in ICU wards at the educational hospitals of shiraz
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in the context of the correlation. The statistical population of the study was includes all of nurses in ICU wards at the educational hospitals of shiraz with age average 20-50 that 180 sample been selected with convenience sampling. Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ), acceptance and action questionnaire edition 2 (AAQ-2) and General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) were completed by participants. Dates were analyzed with using of Pearson correlation analysis in SPSS software version 22.
Results: result showed that positive relationship between cognitive fusion with general health (r=0.533), somatic symptoms (r=0.434) , anxiety/insomnia (r= 0.490), social dysfunction(r= 0.445) and depression( r=0.538). There were positive relationship between experiential avoidance with general health (r=0.413 ), somatic symptoms (r=0.305) , anxiety/insomnia (r=0.386), social dysfunction (r= 0.376) and depression ( r=0.407).
Conclusion: there were positive relationship between cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance with general health problems in nurses in ICU wards. Interventions that aim to reduce cognitive fusion and Experiential Avoidance may be better mental health in this sample.

Keywords

Cognition
Cognition Disorders
Fusion
Avoidance
Health Status, Nurses
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Sadra Medical Journal
Volume 14, Issue 2
Spring 2026
Pages 313-325

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