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Shirpoor A H, Ebrahimi moghadam H. The effectiveness of life skills training on marital satisfaction and life expectancy of people with AIDS. JNIP 2017; 1 (1) :21-28
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Department of Educational Sciences & Psychology, Islamic Azad university Roudehen Branch
Abstract:   (6603 Views)
Background & Aims:
Life skills' training is an effective way to treat people with AIDS. This study examines the effectiveness of life skills training on marital satisfaction and life expectancy of people with AIDS was positive.
Materials & Methods:
This experimental study with pretest and posttest control group. The study population of patients referred to AIDS behavioral health counseling center was the city of Qom. The sample consisted of 20 patients who practice selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups with an equal number (10 persons). Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire and scale of the Miller life expectation was that subjects of both groups before and after they completed training. Months experimental group were taught life skills including self-awareness, effective communication, interpersonal, problem solving, decision making, coping with negative mood and stress management and others.
Results:
Data were analyzed by analysis of variance. Covariance analysis showed that marital satisfaction and life expectancy of people life skills training significantly reduced in the experimental group, while the control group showed no significant change in the post-test.
Conclusion:
Based on these findings, it can be suggested that marital satisfaction and hope to the lives of people with AIDS life skills training intervention can be used.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2017/01/15 | Revised: 2017/02/13 | Accepted: 2017/03/17 | Published: 2017/03/20

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