The impact of effective communication skills training on the status of marital burnout among married women

BMC Women's Health

Ali Alami¹  Alireza Jafari²  Ali Delshad Noghabi²  Mahbobeh Nejatian²  Elham Charoghchian³ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Bio-Statistics, School of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences;Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences;Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences;

关键词: Marital boredom;    Effective communication skills;    Education;    Intervention;    Couple burnout;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12905-021-01372-8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background This study aimed to determine the impact of effective communication skills training intervention on the marital burnout among married women referring to health centers. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, 94 participants were selected from a descriptive study from among 936 married women referring to health centers who had a high rate of marital burnout and were randomly divided to the experimental group (n = 47) and control group (n = 47). The educational intervention was designed and performed in 7 sessions of 45 min for the experimental group. In the two stages before and after the intervention, the demographic sections, the Pines Marital Burnout Scale and effective communication skills were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 24 and inferential test of Chi-square, Paired sample t-test and Wilcoxon test. Results There was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention (p > 0.05). Performing the intervention in the experimental group significantly reduced the mean score of total marital burnout from 60.51 (± 14.96) to 51.82 (± 11.90), and reduced the mean score of marital burnout subscales, including physical, mental and emotional burnout. Also, in this study, the educational intervention of the experimental group significantly improved effective communication skills, and the mean score of effective communication skills increased from 85.12 (± 15.86) to 97.95 (± 14.53) (p < 0.001). Conclusion Based on the positive impact of effective communication skills on reducing marital burnout, it is recommended that more attention should be paid to enhancing these skills in spouses and pre-marital programs.

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