Effect of Solution-focused Group Counseling Approach on the Happiness of Postmenopausal Women Suffering from Empty Nest Syndrome

Nazanin Mehrabi, S. Yousefzadeh, Seyed Mohsen Asghari Nekah, A. Saki
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Background & aim: Empty nest syndrome reduces the quality of life and happiness among postmenopausal women, and it seems that counseling is one of the efficient approaches which can be used to manage this problem. Due to the scarcity of research in the field of counseling in postmenopausal women, the present study was conducted to assess the effect of the solution-focused group counseling approach on the happiness of postmenopausal women with empty nest syndrome. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 75 postmenopausal women referring to health centers, Mashhad, Iran in 2019 Subjects were selected via convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two groups of solution-focused group counseling and control. In the intervention group, six 90-minute counseling sessions were held on a weekly basis. Data were assessed in two stages before and after the intervention using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 24) using Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, and Fishers' exact test. Results: Based on the results, no statistically significant difference was observed in the mean score of happiness before the intervention (P>0.05). Nonetheless, after the intervention, the mean happiness score in the solution-focused group counseling significantly differed from the mean score obtained in the control group (p <0.001). Conclusion: As evidenced by the obtained results, it can be concluded that solution-focused group counseling can be used to improve the happiness of postmenopausal women due to the statistically significant increase in the mean total happiness score of postmenopausal women underwent this counseling approach.
以解决方案为中心的团体咨询方法对绝经后空巢综合征妇女幸福感的影响
背景与目的:空巢综合症降低了绝经后妇女的生活质量和幸福感,咨询似乎是有效的方法之一,可以用来管理这个问题。由于缺乏对绝经后妇女心理咨询的研究,本研究旨在评估以解决方案为中心的团体心理咨询方法对绝经后空巢综合征妇女幸福感的影响。方法:选取2019年在伊朗马什哈德健康中心就诊的75名绝经后妇女进行临床试验,采用方便抽样的方法将受试者随机分为以解决方案为中心的小组咨询组和对照组。在干预组,每周进行六次90分钟的咨询会议。数据在干预前后用牛津幸福问卷进行了两个阶段的评估。数据在SPSS软件(version 24)中使用Mann-Whitney、Chi-square和fisher精确检验进行分析。结果:两组干预前幸福感平均得分比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。然而,干预后,以解决方案为中心的小组咨询的平均幸福得分与对照组的平均得分有显著差异(p <0.001)。结论:通过所获得的结果可以看出,采用以解决方案为中心的小组咨询可以提高绝经后妇女的幸福感,因为采用这种咨询方法的绝经后妇女的平均总幸福感得分有统计学意义的提高。
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