investigate the effectiveness of the combined intervention based on hope and Adler's lifestyle therapy on self-efficacy, sense of coherence and self-compassion in individuals with physical handicapped

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the combined intervention based on hope and Adler’s lifestyle therapy on self-efficacy, sense of coherence and self-compassion in individuals with physical disability. This study carried out in the framework of a single case study. The sample of this study were two women with physical disability who were selected by purposeful sampling. Before 7 sessions intervention protocol, at first, self-efficacy, sense of coherence and self-compassion questionnaires for determining the baseline were completed by the subjects. Again, these questionnaires were completed at the first, third, fifth and seventh sessions and one month later. Data analyzed by graphical analysis, percentage of recovery and ANOVA with repeated measurement. The findings showed that there were significant clinical and statistical improvements in self-efficacy, sense of coherence and self-compassion after treatment. Within a month of follow-up, improvements were maintained that indicating the sustainability of treatment effects. Considering that the significance level of F values for the difference between the mean of total scores in self-compassion, self-efficacy and coherence is less than 0.05 (p