Effectiveness of spirituality training on stress and general health of mothers of children with mental retardation

Abstract

The present research was done with the aim of spiritual training effectiveness on the amount of stress and general health of mothers of children with mental retardation.The research type was experimental with control and experimental groups. Population included all mothers ofmental retarded children in Aligoodarz city in 2012. The sample under study here were 30 mothers of children with mental retardation chosen by random sampling who were assigned randomly into 15-person experimental and control groups. Then was done the spiritualitytraining on experimental group in 8 sessions for two months.Reseachinstruments were Male­k­­­­poor Stress Questionnaireand General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28).The results of analysis of covariance showed, that effectiveness of spirituality training on the stress reduction of mothers has significanted (P0.05).According to the effectiveness of spirituality training on stress reduction and general health improvement, it can be used in order to educational and therapeutic planning asa supplement together withotherinterventions related tothe problems of stress and general health threatening.

Keywords

• spirituality training
• stress
• general health
• children with mental retardation