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Ghasemzadeh S, Naghsh Z, Gholami Fesharaki M, Shafiee E. The Effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic Treatment Program on Anxiety, Depression and Stress in Female Adolescents with Premenstrual Syndrome and Their Mothers' Quality of Life. sjsph 2021; 19 (2) :185-198
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1- Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2- Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran ,z.naghsh@ut.ac.ir
3- Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
4- Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2- Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran ,
3- Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
4- Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (2058 Views)
Background and Aim: Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is experiencing some physical and psychological symptoms in the last days of the menstrual cycle; it interferes with educational, social and family functioning, creating problems for the adolescents. The objective of this study was to determinee the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic treatment program on anxiety, depression and stress in female adolescents with premenstrual syndrome and their mothers' quality of life.
Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 26 female adolescents with PMS referring to two health centers in Tehran, Iran in 2019. They were divided randomly in 2 groups, namely, an intervention (n=12, attending six 90-minute session per week) and a control (n=14) group. Data were gathered using the WHO Quality of Life, Beck depression, the DASS and PMS Screening Tool (PSST) questionnaires initially and after one month. The repeated ANOVA test was used for data analysis using SPSS software version 21; a p-value of <5% was considered to show statistical significance.
Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 26 female adolescents with PMS referring to two health centers in Tehran, Iran in 2019. They were divided randomly in 2 groups, namely, an intervention (n=12, attending six 90-minute session per week) and a control (n=14) group. Data were gathered using the WHO Quality of Life, Beck depression, the DASS and PMS Screening Tool (PSST) questionnaires initially and after one month. The repeated ANOVA test was used for data analysis using SPSS software version 21; a p-value of <5% was considered to show statistical significance.
Results: As compared to the control group, at the end of the period the intervention group showed a statistically significant decrease in the means of the three variables of depression, anxiety and stress (p <0.05). The decrease significantly improved the quality of life of the mothers.Conclusion: The findings of this study show that a transdiagnostic treatment program can be an effective method to reduce the psychological problems of adolescent girls and improve the quality of life of their mothers.
Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, Transdiagnostic Treatment Program, Premenstrual Syndrome, Quality of Life
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Public Health
Received: 2021/11/6 | Accepted: 2021/09/22 | Published: 2021/09/22
Received: 2021/11/6 | Accepted: 2021/09/22 | Published: 2021/09/22
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