Fereshte Hashemi; Ali Reza Fili; Majid Safarinya
Volume 3, Issue 12 , December 2015, , Pages 58-69
Abstract
Objective: Infertility prone people to depression and anxiety.disattention to infertile women’s emotional disorders reduces the possibilityof fertility. Psychological interventions can improve the mental health of infertile women. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of stress ...
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Objective: Infertility prone people to depression and anxiety.disattention to infertile women’s emotional disorders reduces the possibilityof fertility. Psychological interventions can improve the mental health of infertile women. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of stress management (cognitive-behavioral) training on the mental health of infertile women. Method: The present study is a semi-experimental survey done on a witness group. The related statistical groups are consisted of a number of sterile women recourse to Shiraz sterile center in summer 1390. For this reason, 24 sterile women having high stress scores were chosen. The chosen women were divided into two groups. The group stress management education (cognitive- behavioral) was performed during a period of 10 weekly sessions. The mental health questionnaires in two phases of pre and post tests were filled out. Also, data analysis was done according to descriptive statistical method and (covariance analysis), through using SPSS 18. Result: The average mental health score of experiment group in post test phase has increased meaningfully in comparison to the other group as well. Conclusion: The acquired results signify thepossibility of stress management education (cognitive- behavioral) to be employed as a useful intermediary method in dealing with sterile women
