Effectiveness of stress inoculation training on psychological well-being in women with diabetes mellitus type 2

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of the present research was to determine the effectiveness of stress inoculation training (SIT) method on psychological well-being in the women with diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: In order to perform this study, 30 women with diabetes mellitus type 2 were randomly selected from women with diabetes mellitus type 2 population of Isfahan city via random cluster sampling method and were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (each group consists of 15 women). It had of semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The intervention was SIT method. Ryff”s psychological well-being and demographical information scales were used to gather the data. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: The results showed that SIT had a significant effect on psychological wellbeing in women with diabetes mellitus type 2 in posttest (P ≤ 0. 02). Moreover, in the posttest SIT had a significant effect on positive relationships with others (P < 0.02), personal growth (P < 0.01). Discussion: In total, this study offers the use of intervention of SIT for improve wellbeing in the women with diabetes mellitus type 2.