Effectiveness of Acceptance Commitment Therapy on the Quality of Life among Mothers with Autistic Children

This study aimed to investigate the of acceptance commitment therapy on the quality of life among mothers with autistic children. This study was a quasi-experimental pretest - posttest with control group. The study population consisted of all mothers with autistic children in Qom city at 2017. Study sample consisted of 30 (15 for each group) mothers that were selected by as a voluntary and randomly assignment to two groups. experimental group and control group. Instrument for gathering data was WHO quality of life questionnaire. At the next stage, samples of the test group were exposed to 8 sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy while the control group did not receive any special treatment. Both study groups completed the questionnaire at the pretest and posttest stage. The data were analyzed using SPSS.v21 software and statistical tests such as MANCOVA. Based on study findings, the acceptance commitment therapy had a significant impact on quality of life. (P<0/01). It seems that acceptance commitment therapy is an applicable treatment intervention for mental health of mothers with autistic children.