The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Group Therapy on Marital Satisfaction and General Health in Woman With Infertility.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy on marital satisfaction and general health in women with infertility.
Results Summary
The study found that Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy significantly improved marital satisfaction and mental health scores in infertile women compared to the control group. The results suggest this method is effective for enhancing psychological well-being in this population.
Population
60 women with infertility, randomly divided into intervention (30) and control (30) groups.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy | increase | marital satisfaction scores | woman with infertility | - | meaningful difference | #1 |
Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy | increase | mental health scores | woman with infertility | - | meaningful difference | #2 |
MBCT treatment | increase | marital satisfaction | infertile women | - | has an appropriate contribution to improvement | #3 |
MBCT treatment | increase | mental health | infertile women | - | has an appropriate contribution to improvement | #4 |
Necessary trainings for infertile people through consultation services | increase | mental health | infertile people | - | can improve | #5 |
Necessary trainings for infertile people through consultation services | increase | marital satisfaction | infertile people | - | can improve | #6 |
Necessary trainings for infertile people through consultation services | decrease | infertile couples' problems | infertile couples | - | significantly help reducing | #7 |
Infertility affects around 80 million people around the world and it has been estimated that psychological problems in infertile couples is within the range of 25-60%. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy on consciousness regarding marital satisfaction and general health in woman with infertility. Recent work is a clinical trial with a pre/posttest plan for control group. Covering 60 women who were selected by in access method and arranged randomly in interference (30) and control (30) groups. Before and after implementation of independent variable, all subjects were measured in both groups using Enrich questionnaire and marital satisfaction questionnaire. Results of covariance analysis of posttest, after controlling the scores of pretest illustrated the meaningful difference of marital satisfaction and mental health scores in interference and control groups after treatment and the fact that MBCT treatment in infertile women revealed that this method has an appropriate contribution to improvement of marital satisfaction and mental health. Necessary trainings for infertile people through consultation services can improve their mental health and marital satisfaction and significantly help reducing infertile couples' problems.