The effect of spiritual care on the resilience of mothers of infants with gender ambiguity (hermaphroditism).

Introduction: Mothers of gender-ambiguous infants face numerous emotional and psychological challenges. On the one hand, they experience worry and anxiety about their infant's health and future, and on the other hand, they face complex and uncertain issues related to the infant's gender identity. Spiritual care, aimed at enhancing and strengthening the spirit and psyche of mothers, plays an important role in improving resilience and mental health. Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test study conducted on ۵۰ mothers of infants with gender ambiguity who referred to teaching hospitals in Zahedan in ۲۰۱۳. The samples were randomly assigned to two intervention and control groups. Initially, both groups completed the Connor-Davidson Resilience Questionnaire, and in the intervention group, the intervention based on spiritual care was implemented by the researcher during three training sessions. Three months after the end of the intervention, the Connor-Davidson questionnaire was completed again by the mothers using a self-report method. Data were analyzed using SPSS version ۲۷ software. Results: There was no significant difference between the resilience scores in the intervention and control groups before the intervention, but after the training, a significant difference was observed between the intervention and control groups (p<۰.۰۰۱). The resilience score of mothers in the intervention group before the intervention was ۲۹.۳۲ ± ۳.۸۶ and after receiving spiritual care it reached ۴۱.۴۵ ± ۴.۵۲, which was statistically significant (p<۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it was found that spiritual care can have a positive effect on the resilience of mothers of gender-ambiguous infants. These results showed that connecting with religious beliefs and spirituality can help these mothers cope better with the challenges of treatment and feel more resilient.

کلیدواژه ها:

Spiritual care ، resilience ، mothers ، infants ، gender ambiguity