%0 Journal Article
%T The effect of group therapy based on hope therapy approach on mental well-being, anxiety, depression and stress in female patients with Multiple Sclerosis
%A Motahareh Nosrat Abadi
%A Daryoush Yousofi Zadeh
%A Sepideh Movahedi
%A Fatemeh Hasani Kabutarkhani
%J international journal of philosophy and social-psychological sciences
%@ 2414-5343
%D 2017
%V 3
%N 4
%P 1-7
%X The present research aimed to study the effect of group therapy based on hope therapy approach on mental well-being, anxiety, depression and stress in female patients with Multiple Sclerosis. This research has been a quasi-experimental study with posttest-pretest design with control group. Sampling was firstly done as a public invitation among women and girls in MS Society of Kerman and then, the volunteers were randomly assigned into two groups including experiment (n=15) and control group (n-15) and they completed the questionnaires including anxiety, depression, stress and mental well-being before and after intervention in posttest. Data were analyzed by using software SPSS18 and Covariance statistical method. Participants were trained for 8 sessions. The findings showed a significant difference in posttest score compared with pretest in experiment group regarding all variables including anxiety, depression, stress and mental well-being (p<0.001). So, group therapy based on hope approach can be used in order to reduce anxiety, depression and stress and increase the mental well-being of women with Multiple Sclerosis.
%U https://sciarena.com/article/the-effect-of-group-therapy-based-on-hope-therapy-approach-on-mental-well-being-anxiety-depression-and-stress-in-female-patients-with-multiple-sclerosis