The Effectiveness of Cultural-Artistic Programs as a Benefit in the Resilience of MS Patients (a Case Study of Baqiyatullah Khomeini Charitable Institution, Isfahan)

MS disease is one of the important challenges in the field of social health and sociology. Today, the city of Isfahan is facing a high prevalence of MS and related problems. Resilient solutions for this lifelong disease can reduce the problems of patients, families and medical staff. The purpose of this research is to analyze the narrative of MS women from the cultural-artistic programs of the civil philanthropists in the Baqiyatullah KhomeiniShahr Charity Institution.

To achieve the mentioned goal, the method of narrative analysis has been used. The data of the research has been collected through in-depth narrative interviews of 17 women with MS who are members of the Baqiyatullah Khomeinishahr charity organization and analyzed with the Clandin and Conley narrative model. Data were analyzed and analyzed using MAXQDA2018 software.

The findings have shown that the training of social and artistic skills for these women brings motivation and purpose in life and has brought positive behavioral changes such as increased self-esteem, hope, happiness and the ability to manage thoughts. These behavioral changes have created favorable effects in life, communication and understanding of the disease. The experience of attending the institute provides a wide social support network for women and encourages them to become active in society from isolation.

The participation of patients during or after class and workshops and cultural and artistic programs creates social dialogues that contain therapeutic information and solutions, a high degree of solidarity is formed in these people, and the positive energy received helps to improve the disease and continue the treatment process. Is. These favorable effects have caused the desire of patients to participate and re-form workshops and classes and various cultural-artistic programs.