Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment treatment on marital satisfaction of married women with leukemia

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Background and Objective: Patients with cancer are one of the most vulnerable groups to the overwhelming burden of the disease and its high prevalence in today's society. Research has shown that psychological treatments can be effective in improving the disease and the length of treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance-based therapy and commitment on marital satisfaction of married women with leukemia who were hospitalized in Seyed al-Shohada Hospital in Esfahan, Iran, 2017-2018.
Materials and Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study using a pre-test and post-test design with control group. Samples were selected and assigned to a 12-person trial and control group and completed a Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (Enrich, Olson 1998, short form). The control received no intervention. Multivariate and univariate analysis of variance were analyzed using SPSS-20 software.
Results: The results showed that the Enrich test scores in the experimental group in the post-test phase were significantly reduced (p <0.05). There was some control over the participants, which indicated the effectiveness of the treatment
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, acceptance and commitment therapy is effective treatment of marital risk in women with leukemia. Therefore, interventions based on this approach can be useful for women with leukemia.

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