The effect of positive psychotherapy based education on psychological well-being and hope in women receiving infertility treatment

The Effect of Positive Psychotherapy Based Education on Psychological Well-Being and Hope in Women Receiving Infertility Treatment Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effect of positive psychotherapy-based (PPB) education on psychological well-being and hope levels in women receiving infertility treatment. Material and Method: The research was carried out as a pre-test and post-test control group quasi-experimental model in Batman KDÇHH and Diyarbakır SBÜ Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital KDÇHH between November 2019 and December 2020. The research was completed with 104 infertility receiving treatment women (62 controls, 42 experiments). The data were collected using the Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) and the Dispositional Hope Scale (DHS). 8-session of PPB education was given to the women in the experimental group and no intervention was applied to the women in the control group. Number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, t-test for dependent and independent groups were used to analyze the data. Results: It was determined that the psychological well-being (49.35 ± 4.76) and hope (55.28 ± 5.05) levels of the women in the experimental group after the PPB education increased compared to the psychological well-being (40.38 ± 6.06) and hope (46.16 ± 7.48) levels of the women in the control group. In the study, it was determined that PPB education application created a statistically significant difference (p <0.05) on the psychological well-being and hope levels of women in the experimental group. Conclusion: It was determined that PPB education applied to women receiving infertility treatment is effective in increasing the psychological well-being and hope level of infertile women. Keywords: Infertility, positive psychotherapy, psychological well-being, hope, nursing.