Effectiveness of stress inoculation training on psychological well‑being in women with diabetes mellitus type 2

Aim: The purpose of the present research was to determine the effectiveness of stress inoculation training (SIT) method on psychological well‑being in the women with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: In order to perform this study, 30 women with diabetes mellitus type 2 were randomly selected from women with diabetes mellitus type 2 population of Isfahan city via random cluster sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (each groupconsists of 15 women). It had of semi‑experimental design with pretest‑posttest and control group. The intervention was SIT method. Ryff s psychological well‑being and demographical informationscales were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that SIT had a significant effect on psychological wellbeing in womenwith diabetes mellitus type 2 in posttest (P ≤ 0. 02). Moreover, in the posttest SIT had a significant effect on positive relationships with others (P < 0.02), personal growth (P < 0.01). Discussion: In total, this study offers the use of intervention of SIT for improve wellbeing in the women with diabetes mellitus type 2.

کلیدواژه ها:

Psychological well‑being ، stress inoculation training ، women with diabetes mellitus type 2