Author/Authors :
Eskandari، Mehdi نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran , , Bahmani ، Bahman نويسنده Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences. Tehran. Iran , , Hasani، Fariba نويسنده Islamic Azad University Tehran branch, , , shafiabadi، Abdollah نويسنده , , Hossien-Pour، Amir Hossien نويسنده University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
Objectives: This study used a quasi-experimental method in the pretest-posttest to evaluate the efficacy
of cognitive-existential group therapy on hopefulness in parents of children with cancer.
Method: Thirty parents (24 to 54 years old) of children with cancer were divided randomly into
experimental and control groups. Both groups were assessed with Miller Hope Scale (1988), as pre-test.
The experimental group received cognitive-existential group therapy in 12 sessions, each lasting 90
minutes (2 sessions per week), but no psychological intervention was applied to the control group. At the
end of the intervention, both groups were reassessed through post-test. Data were analyzed by SPSS
through analysis of covariance.
Results: Significant differences in hopefulness between the two groups (p < 0.01) were observed in favor
of the experimental group.
Conclusion: Cognitive-existential group therapy can be effective in increasing hopefulness in parents of
children with cancer.
