The effectiveness of the treatment based on improving the quality of life on personal growth in the spouses of the victims of covid-19

Mozhdeh Nemati¹ Amirhossein Goudarzi²

1) M.A of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University of Hamadan, Hamedan, Iran.
2) PhD of Psychology Department, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran

IOI Code : XEEG-HDBCB
Publication : First National Congress of Neuroscience and Psychology Studies(cnps.ir)
Abstract :
    The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of treatment based on improving the quality of life on personal growth in the spouses of those who died of covid-19. The method of the current research was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. The statistical population of this research was formed by the wives of those who died due to the covid-19 disease in Borujerd city in 2022. The statistical sample consisted of 30 spouses selected as a sample using the available sampling method and randomly replaced in two groups of 15 people (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group). To collect data, Riff s psychological well-being questionnaire (1989) subscale of personal development was used. The treatment sessions based on improving the quality of life of Michael Frisch (2006) were arranged in 8 sessions, 8 weeks and one session each week and each session was 90 minutes in a group setting. Data were analyzed through analysis of covariance. The results of the data analysis showed that the treatment based on improving the quality of life on personal growth in the wives of the victims of the Covid-19 disease in the experimental group was effective. Based on the results of this study, health professionals can benefit from treatment based on quality of life in order to improve personal growth.

Keywords : treatment based on improving the quality of life personal growth corona