The Comparison the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Therapy and Narrative Therapy on Ways of Solving of Coping with Stress in Women with Chronic Headaches

Subject Areas : medical documents

Samaneh Amirifar ¹ (PhD student in health psychology, Department of Psychology, Najaf Abad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najaf Abad, Iran)
Faredeh Hamidi ² (Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Shahid Rajaee University of Education, Tehran, Iran)
Mojtaba Ansarei Shahidei ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.)

Received: 2023-10-29 Accepted : 2023-12-13 Published : 2024-03-11

Keywords: solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, ways of solving of coping with stress, chronic headaches.,

Abstract :

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of solution-oriented therapy and narrative therapy on problem-oriented methods of coping with stress in women with chronic headaches. Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group with a 2-month follow-up phase. The statistical population was all women with chronic headaches who referred to neurology clinics in Tehran in 1402. In the first stage, 45 people were selected using the purposeful sampling method and then they were replaced in 2 experimental groups (15 people in each group) and a control group (15 people) in a simple random way. The analysis of the information obtained from the implementation of the questionnaires was done through SPSS software version 24 in two descriptive and inferential parts. Results: The results showed that both interventions in the post-test and follow-up phase had a significant effect on improving the problem-oriented methods of coping with stress compared to the control group (P<0.05). The results of Ben-Ferroni's post hoc test showed that narrative therapy is more effective than solution-oriented therapy on improving problem-oriented ways of dealing with stress (P<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be said that solution-oriented therapy and narrative therapy can be used as appropriate treatment methods to improve the problem-oriented methods of coping with stress in women with chronic headaches in centers. Counseling and psychological services should be used, and the priority is to use narrative therapy.

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