The Effectiveness of Coping Therapy on Pulse Rateof Women with Stress in Interpersonal Relationships

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of coping therapy on the pulse rate of women with stress in interpersonal relationships. The method of the present study is quasi-experimental and the statistical population includes all women with stress in interpersonal relationships whose adolescent children were studying in District 2 of Qom. In this regard, by available sampling, 100 women whose adolescent children were studying in Asia School in Qom in the academic year 1401-1400, answered the questions of the Stressful Life Events Questionnaire of McCabin and Thompson (1991). Of these people, 34 people who had obtained the highest score on this questionnaire were selected and randomly assigned to two groups of 17 people. Then the pulse rate of both groups was measured in three steps. Inclusion criteria were age between 25 and 50 years, marriage, and education level between tenth grade to diploma; Exclusion criteria were the presence of physical and mental illnesses that interfere with participation in treatment and training sessions. The experimental group participated in 14 sessions of coping therapy and the experimental group participated in 14 sessions of neutral intervention in the field of medical and health education. The findings of three test stages were analyzed by ANCOVA statistical method by SPSS-26. Findings showed that coping therapy is a good way to improve the pulse rate of women with stress in interpersonal relationships. Therefore, this treatment can be used as a way to improve the physiological function of the heart, especially the pulse rate.