The effect of group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment on sexual self-esteem and marital burnout in women undergoing dialysis

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment on sexual self-esteem and marital burnout of women undergoing dialysis.Materials and Methods: The statistical population consisted of all married women referred to Khorasan Razavi Dialysis Patients Support Association in 2021-2022. The statistical sample comprised 30 married women undergoing dialysis in Mashhad-Iran, who were selected through convenience sampling method and randomly assigned into two experimental (n= 15) and control (n= 15) groups. Research instrument included the Sexual Self-Esteem ‎Index for Woman-Short Form (SSEI-W-SF) and Couple Burnout Measure (CBM). The experimental group participated in group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment for 10 two-hour sessions, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Factorial repeated measures analysis of variance was used for data analysis.Results: The results demonstrated a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups in sexual self-esteem and marital burnout in the post-test and follow-up (P lt; 0.05).Conclusion: It seems that group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment is effective in sexual self-esteem and marital burnout of dialysis women.