The effect of group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment on sexual self-esteem and marital burnout in women undergoing dialysis

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment on sexual self-esteem and marital burnout of women undergoing dialysis.

The research statistical population consisted of all married dialysis women who referred to Khorasan Razavi Dialysis Patients Support Association in 2021-2022. The statistical sample comprised 30 married women undergoing dialysis in Mashhad, who were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The data were obtained through the Sexual Self-Esteem ‎Index for Woman-Short Form (SSEI-W-SF) and Couple Burnout Measure (CBM). The experimental group participated in group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment for 10 sessions of 120 minutes while the control group did not receive any type of intervention. Factorial repeated measures analysis of variance was used for data analysis.

The results of repeated measures analysis of variance demonstrated that there is a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups in the variables of sexual self-esteem and marital burnout in the posttest and follow-up (P< 0.05).

It seems that group schema therapy based on acceptance and commitment increases sexual self-esteem and reduces marital burnout in women undergoing dialysis.