The relationship between marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction with couple mental health

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

Somaye Ezadi ¹ , Mohtaram Nemat Tavosi ²

1 - دپارتمان روان شناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران جنوب، تهران، ایران
2 - دپارتمان روان شناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد تهران جنوب، تهران، ایران

Received: 2017-04-23 Accepted : 2017-04-23 Published : 2016-12-21

Keywords: depression, anxiety, Stress, Forgiveness, Heart disease, Dysfunctional attitudes,

Abstract :

Quality of life is a set of emotional and cognitive reactions against physical, psychological, and social situations; and is considered as the final outcome of clinical trials, interventions and health care services, and is an important factor in reducing symptoms of chronic mental and physical illnesses. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy in quality of life among patients with MS. Therefore, in a quasi-experimental research with pre-test, post-test, and control group, 30 patients with MS were selected through convenience sampling method and assigned randomly into experimental or control groups (n=15). The subjects were evaluated for quality of life prior to and after the intervention, and at two month follow up. The experimental group received eight sessions of 90 minutes group mindfulness therapy once a week. The results of analysis of covariance indicated that the mindfulness therapy resulted in increase in quality of life and this increase was sustained at follow up point. Given the importance of quality of life among patients with MS, it is possible to improve the factor among these patients with mindfulness training.