Strength-Based Flourishing Intervention to Promote Mental Health and Resilience in Infertile Women
Promoting mental health and resilience in infertile women
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Background: Psychological interventions may reduce fertility problems. There have been educational programs for infertile women based on various theoretical frameworks; however, the strength-based approach has not been evaluated so far. This study aims to investigate the effect of strength-based flourishing intervention on promoting mental health and resilience in infertile women.
Methods: The current research was quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest control group design. The statistical population included all infertile women referred to Sara and Naveed infertility clinic in Tehran, Iran, from October 2022 to November 2022. In this study, 30 eligible patients were selected purposefully. Researchers randomly divided the participants into two groups: a family therapy counseling (n = 15 people) and a control group (n = 15 people). The experimental group was taught methods and techniques of strengths-based strategies for eight 90-minute sessions of strength-based training adopted by Saleebey, whereas the control group received no psychological training during this time. The experimental and control groups were asked to fill in a pre-test and post-test questionnaire about the scale of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Data were compared using multivariate and univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA). All statistical analyses were performed in SPSS software.
Results: As indicated by the univariate results, there was a significant difference between the groups regarding mental health (F = 24.36, P = 0.001, η2 = 0.523) and resilience
(F = 26.76, P = 0.001, η2 = 0.578). The results of the within-group comparison showed that mental health significantly decreased and resilience increased, and the between-group comparison showed that mental health significantly decreased and resilience increased at the level of P < 0.001.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that using the strength approach increases infertile women's mental health and resilience. Therefore, strength-based therapy for infertile women is recommended to increase their mental health and resilience and improve their quality of life.
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