en <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Cardiovascular disease remains highly prevalent in Tehran City, Iran, necessitating a careful consideration of the quality of life among individuals afflicted with heart disease. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of recovery-oriented cognitive therapy on</span></span> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>quality of life and life expectancy in cardiac patients.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> This semi-experimental study employed a pre-test/post-test design in cardiovascular patients who visited the Tehran Heart Center hospital for cardiac rehabilitation in 2022-2023. Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy was used as an intervention for the experimental group (n=24), and the control group (n=30) had no intervention. Following a month-long intervention comprising two sessions per week, patients underwent reassessment at three- and six-months post-treatment. The short form 36 (SF-36) and adult hope scale-12 (AHS-12) questionnaires were used.</span></span> <span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>The data was analyzed using the Bonferroni t-test, covariance-based statistics, and one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) using the SPSS 21 software.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> There were no significant differences in the quality of life and life expectancy parameters between the experimental and control groups. The quality of life and life expectancy showed consistent and significant improvement across all four measured time points</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> Recovery-oriented cognitive therapy positively affects the quality of life and life expectancy in cardiac patients.</span></span></span></span></span> Cardiovascular Disease,Life Expectancy,Quality of Life,Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy, 111 117 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-79331-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4 S. Naghavi 1003194753284600323801 0000000314136323 No Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran F. Dortaj 1003194753284600323802 0000000291862196 Yes Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Allameh Tabataba’i, Tehran, Iran F. Ghaemi 1003194753284600323803 0000000231579698 No Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran M. Salari-Far 1003194753284600323804 1003194753284600323804 No Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran