Effectiveness of resilient education on reducing of perceived stress and communicative problems of women with abandoned addicted spouse

Objective: The status of women with addicted spouses is sensitive to their individual problems and roles against their spouse, children and society. Special attention is needed to this group. The purpose of this study was to determine the Effectiveness of resilient education on reducing of perceived stress and communicative problems of women with abandoned addicted spouse. Method: The research methodology was a quasi-experimental approach with a pretest-posttest design with a control group and a two-month follow-up process. Sampling was done among women with abandoned addicted spouses who benefited from the services of the addiction center of Toohid Esfahan in the summer of 2017. Of the 78 women who were addicted to the wife, 40 were selected as the sample and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The data collection tool was a perceived stress scale and a communication skills questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance analysis.. Results: The results showed that the resilience intervention reduced the score of perceived stress and communication problems in women with addicted husbands leaving the experimental group compared to the Goa group. The findings were also stable after two months. Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, the effectiveness of resilient education on stress reduction and communication problems was confirmed in women with addicted wife. Therefore, it can be concluded that rescue education is an effective method that can reduce stress and communication problems in these women.