“The effect of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on quality of life of infertile women”

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of cognitive-behavioral group therapy on the quality of life infertile women. The statistical population of this study included all infertile women who referred to the health centers in Arak, Markazi - Iran and received the first diagnosis of infertility. Materials and Methods: In this study, the sampling method was voluntary and 12 subjects were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 12 subjects were chosen for the control group, these 2 groups are analyzed cognitive-behavioral group therapy and responding to the (SF36) Questionnaire .The research method was descriptive. The data are analyzed by SPSS software, which are also analyzed using inferential statistics of Covariance analysis.Conclusion: the results of the analysis showed that cognitive-behavioral group therapy is effective on improving the quality of life of infertile women.

Keywords:

Cognitive-Behavioral , Group Therapy , Quality of Life , Infertile Women