The Effectiveness on Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy Based on Cognitive Flexibility and Life Satisfaction Women With Multiple Sclerosis

The aim on present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment group therapy on cognitive flexibility and life satisfaction women with multiple sclerosis. The present study design was method experimental included with pretest-posttest and follow-up with control group which was performed on 30 women with multiple sclerosis, who were randomly assigned into two groups of experimental and control group. Intervention acceptance and commitment therapy during 8 sessions, 90-minute, two sessions a week for the experimental group, while control group received no the intervention. After finishing session, posttest and three months after intervention follow-up was administrated to experimental and control group. Analysis of raw data using descriptive and inferential and tests, including analysis of covariance was performed. The results revealed that the acceptance and commitment therapy had a significant positive effect on increase cognitive flexibility and life satisfaction (P<0/001). Findings were also preserved in the follow-up phase. According to the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on increase cognitive flexibility and life satisfaction in suffering and its effects, application of this method at all levels of prevention and treatment of physical illness seems necessary.