The effectiveness of therapy on spiritual health and quality of life of women with AIDS in Tehran

AIDS will change the route of life people with the disease and to cause loss of self – esteem, increased vulnerability feeling and confusion thoughts in their. This study was aimed to investigate The effectiveness of the logotherapy on the spiritual health and quality of life of women with HIV.
The study design was experimental. The statistical society consisted of all women with AIDS in 2015 were referred to clinics in Tehran. Among them, 30 were selected by random sampling and were divided into two groups (experimental and control groups). The Experimental group received 10 sessions of logo therapy. Research instruments were The World Health Organization Quality of Life and spiritual health Questionnaires (Ellison & Palutzian) and were performed on pre-test and post-test. To analyze the data multivariate analysis of covariance was used by spss20.
The results showed that logotherapy, improving quality of life and its subscales (Mental health, physical health, social health and the environment). Also, logotherapy increased spiritual health and its dimensions (Existential and Religious health) in women with HIV.
According to these results, it can be deduced that Logo improving quality of life and spiritual well-being in people with AIDS, and it can be used as a coping method for improving spiritual health and increasing quality of patient's lives with AIDS/HIV.