Effectiveness of life enrichment and advancement program on improving emotional adjustment of women with M.S.

Abstract

This study aimed at determining the effectiveness of life enrichment and advancement program on emotional adjustment of women with M.S. It was a quasi-experimental study with experimental and control groups and pre-post-test design. Statistical population included women with M.S. referred to Loghman Hakim Hospital and Imam Khomeini Hospital.

 A sample of 30 women was randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 6 sessions of group intervention and the control group was on the waiting list. Both groups responded to Bell's adjustment scale before and after the experiment. Descriptive statistics and co-variance analysis were used to analyze the data. The results showed that life enrichment and advancement program had an effect on emotional adjustment (F = 26/74), (P <0/001) so that it improved emotional adjustment in women with M.S.