Effectiveness of Emotional Intelligence Training on Quality of Life for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods

بنفشه Esmailpoor ¹ , S. A Aleyasin ²

1 - کارشناسی ارشد، گروه روان‌شناسی بالینی، دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی، واحدخمین
2 - استادیار، مدیر گروه روان‌شناسی بالینی، دانشگاه ازاد اسلامی، واحدخمین

Received: 2016-05-04 Accepted : 2016-11-02 Published : 2017-02-19

Keywords: Quality of life, Emotional intelligence, education, Irritable Bowel Syndrome,

Abstract :

    This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotional intelligence training on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Semi-experimental study design study with pre-test, post-test with control group. The study population was included all patients with irritable bowel syndrome referred to a gastroenterologist and centers and clinics in Tehran in 2016. In order to ensure the diagnosis, the diagnosis of this syndrome all clients by researcher and based on the diagnostic criteria for diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome were interviewed and then once a willingness to participate in training sessions randomly assigned 18 patients in the experimental group and 18 patients in the control groups. Methods way that, after a pre-test in the experimental group, the experimental group was given emotional intelligence training and the control group were given training to them. Then, after the test was taken from both groups. Tools used in research, the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, and to analyze the data was used univariate analysis of covariance. Finally, the findings show that emotional intelligence training improves the quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome is.

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