Tension headache is one of the psychosomatic disorders and it is very common in throughout the world. Stress and bad moods are among the aggravating factors of tension headaches. The purpose of the study is to compare effectiveness of quality of life therapy and treatment based on Islamic spiritualty on distress tolerance, stress, anxiety, and depression in women with tension headaches.
This is an experimental study with pre-test, post-test, follow-up and control group. The study population included all the female patients with tension headaches in Kermanshah city in 2014. 39 subjects were selected by random sampling method and inclusion-exclusion criteria, and randomly were divided into two experimental groups and one control group (n=13). The experimental group of quality of life therapy was under treatment within 8 sessions of 90-minute and the experimental group of spiritual therapy was also treated within 8 sessions of 100-minute while the control group received no treatment. The research tools included Distress Tolerance Scale, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales which were conducted in pre-test, post-test, and follow-up.
Data analysis by using multivariate covariance method and post hoc tests showed that both treatments; the quality of life therapy and treatment based on Islamic spirituality had significant effects on improving distress, stress, anxiety, and depression tolerance in post-test and follow-up. But the efficiency of spiritual treatment in reducing anxiety and depression in post-test was more significant compared to quality of life therapy. Hence, there was no significant difference between the two groups in the post-test regarding improvement of distress and depression tolerance. In the follow-up stage, the effect of spiritual therapy was more than quality of life therapy in all variables.
According to the findings both treatments, the quality of life therapy and treatment based on Islamic spirituality are effective interventions for patients with tension headaches. But the long-term impacts of treatment based on Islamic spirituality are more significant.

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of quality of life therapy on improving relationships with coworkers, and reducing work-family conflicts among the personnel in Alzahra Medical Education Center, Isfahan Iran.
This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and follow-up method and control group. The statistical population of this research included all employees of Alzahra in Isfahan. The sample consisted of 30 employees who were selected non-randomly, and randomly assigned to two equal groups of experimental and control. The experimental group received 9 treatment sessions of one and a half hours, under the training of quality of life therapy, while the control group did not receive any treatment. In the pretest, posttest, and follow-up period, both groups completed the relationships with coworkers scale, and the 18-item questionnaire on work-family conflict. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive (means and standard deviations) and inferential statistics (repeated measures analysis of variance).
Findings: The quality of life therapy significantly improved the relationships with coworkers (F = 33.198; P The results showed that quality of life therapy has an effect on improving relationships with coworkers, and reducing work-family conflicts.

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of Quality Of Life Therapy (QOLT) on anxiety and stress of female high-school students in Dehaghan. The study was a semi-experimental study with experimental-control groups and a follow-up (45 days). From among 150 respondents who answered the items of anxiety and depression questionnaires, 48 respondents who received the highest scores were selected and assigned into two groups (each group included 24 subjects). Then these subjects in each group were divided into two 12 subjects experimental and control groups and 8 sessions of quality of life therapy interventions was administered to experimental groups. The results of analysis of covariance showed that quality of life therapy had significantly decreased the degree of anxiety and depression in experimental groups as compared to the control groups in posttest and follow-up stage. (p<0.0005).

The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of quality of life therapy on the quality of parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment. A quasi-experimental design comprising a pretest, posttest, control group, and a two-month follow-up period was utilized for the study. The statistical population of the survey comprised second-year high school female adolescents residing in Isfahan during the 2020-2021 academic year. By means of purposive sampling, 35 adolescents were chosen at random and divided into experimental and control groups,with 18 adolescents assigned to the experimental group and 17 to the control group. Over the course of two months, mothers of adolescents in the experimental group participated in eighty-five-minute quality of life therapy sessions. A pre-test was administered prior to the intervention, and a post-test was conducted subsequent to the intervention. Following a gap of two months, the follow-up phase was conducted. Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRQ) and California Individual-Social Adjustment Questionnaire (CISAQ) were utilized in this research. The data obtained from the research were analyzed through mixed ANOVA via SPSS-23 software. The results showed that quality of life therapy significantly influences the character of parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment (p<0.001). According to the findings of the present study’s findings, it is possible to conclude that quality of life therapy can be an effective method for enhancing parent-adolescent interaction and adolescent adjustment via training in adolescent communication with family members, support and acceptance of family members, and the substitution of irrational thoughts with logical ones.

people’s Quality of Life plays an important role in their life satisfaction and life satisfaction is an important factor in the mental health of the society. Therefore, knowing efficient and effective methods and techniques that can be effective in increasing the quality of life, is considered as an important step in improving individuals ‘satisfaction and increasing their mental health. The aim of this study was investigating the effectiveness of psychotherapy training based on Frisch's theory on the quality of life of who referred to counseling centers in Isfahan. This study was a semi experimental one with pretest, posttest and control group. The statistical population was the individuals who referred to 3 counseling centers (the counseling centers of Isfahan University of Technology, Boostan and alefabye zendegi) in autumn and winter of 2012. Research sample included 32 individuals who were selected from available samples and then allocated into two groups of experimental and control groups. The experimental groups were trained in quality of life therapy for 8 sessions in eight weeks. At the end, both groups had received posttest. The measurement instrument was World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Data were analyzed with Covariance and Mancova Analysis through SPSS-18. The results showed that there were significant differences between the scores of quality of life in experimental and control groups in posttest. It means that quality of life therapy was effective on the referees ‘quality of life (P<0/01).The results also revealed that quality of life therapy has increased the scores of both groups in posttest in physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environmental health dimensions (P<0/05) This study indicated the efficacy of Quality of Life Therapy on quality of life. The results of this study confirmed the effectiveness of the psychotherapy based on Friesch’s theory on increasing quality of life and life satisfaction.

The objective of the current study was to examine the efficacy of life therapy in reducing the perceived stress and increase psychological capital among female caregivers of the elderly in Ardestan. The research method was quasi-experimental, utilizing a control group, pretest, and posttest. The statistical population of the current research consisted of female caregivers of the elderly in the town of Ardestan during the first six months of 2020 who were responsible for an elderly member of their family. A total of 30 female caregivers of the elderly were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups, each consisting of 15 women, using the available sampling method. Over the course of two months, the experimental group was subjected to eight sessions of quality of life therapy, each lasting seventy-five minutes. The pretest was administered prior to the intervention, and the posttest was administered subsequent to it. In this study, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) (Cohen, Kamarck, Mermelstein, 1983) and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) (Luthans, Avoliveand, 2007) were implemented. The data from the study were analyzed through Covariance via SPSS23 software. The results showed quality of life therapy has significant effect on the perceived stress (F=41.31; Eta=0.50; P<0001) and psychological capital (F=46.91; Eta=0.55; P<0001) in female caregivers of the elderly. According to the findings of the present study it can be concluded that quality of life therapy can be employed as an effective therapy to reduce perceived stress and enhance psychological capital in female caregivers of the elderly. This can be achieved by training family members’ communication, members’ support and acceptance, and the replacement of irrational thoughts with rational thoughts.

Aim and The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the efficacy of quality of life (QOL) therapy on internet addiction, procrastination, and shyness of second grade high school female students in Kashan, Iran.
Methods and Materials: The present research was a pretest-posttest and quasi-experimental study with a control group and follow-up. The statistical population consisted of second grade high school female students in Kashan, from among whom, 50 students were selected and randomly divided into two experimental (25 participants) and control (25 participants) groups. The participants answered the research instruments including the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students (Solomon and Roth Blum), and Shyness Scale (Check and Boss). The experimental group received QOL therapy over 8 group sessions for 2 months. During this period, the control group received no intervention. The data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA.
Findings: The results obtained from the data analysis indicated that QOL therapy was effective on addiction to internet, procrastination, and shyness in the posttest and follow-up stages (P With regard to the obtained results, it can be concluded that QOL therapy was effective on reducing addiction to internet, procrastination, and shyness of second grade high school female students in Kashan.

This research intended to investigate the effects of quality of life therapy on internet addiction, lonliness and self- esteem in second grade high school students. The sample included 435 second grade high school female students in Kaashan, Iran who were selected through convenient sampling. 88 students who were recognized to have internet addiction were chosen, and were randomly assigned to two groups, namely, an experimental group(n-25), and a control group(n-25).The instruments were: Internet Addiction Questionnaire (Young,1996) Lonliness Questionnaire(Russel,1980), and Self Esteem Questionnaire (Eysenck,1976). Analysis of covariances was run to analyze the gathered data. The results revealed that the quality of life therapy can reduce internet addiction and lonliness and it can enhace self esteem and after one month the finding did not change, and they were stable.

The purpose of the research was to examine the effect of quality of life therapy (QOLT( on burnout reduction, among women workers in a big organization in Isfahan. The method of research was quasi- experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up. The statistical population was all women workers in a big organization in Isfahan. The sample was 30 women that they were selected trough poilt examining burnout of all women. The selected individuals were divided randomly in experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 90 second eight sceions of quality of life therapy. The measurements was Maslash burnout scale (1980). Both groups were evaluated in pre-test, post- test and follow-up. The gathered data was analyzed by descriptive (means and standard deviation) and inferential statistic (repeated measure variance analysis). The results showed quality of life therapy significantly improved burnout (p <.006), affective fatigue (p < .001), depersonalization (p < .001) and individual function (p < .005). As regard results, quality of life therapy is suitable method to decrease burnout and it's dimensions among women workers.

Family caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders experience a great deal of psychological burden. Various interventions have been performed to reduce the psychological problems and psychological burden of caregivers. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a psychoeducational intervention and quality of life therapy on the psychological burden of family caregivers of patients with severe mental illness.

This quasi-experimental study was performed on 150 family caregivers of severely mentally ill patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Zahedan, Iran, in 2020. Caregivers randomly were allocated in three groups: quality of life therapy intervention (50 people), psycho-education intervention (50 people) and control group (50 people). The quality of life therapy intervention group received 8 sessions and psycho-education group received four sessions training during two weeks each lasting for 90 minutes. The psychological burden of caregivers was assessed before and 4 weeks after the training through using the Zarit burden questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22 using paired t-test, independent t-test, chi-square and ANOVA.

The mean score of psychological burden of caregivers was significantly different between the three groups after the intervention (P = 0.002). Post hoc analysis showed that the mean score of psychological burden of caregivers in quality of life therapy group and psychological education was significantly different from the control group (P = 0.001). Also, the mean score of psychological burden of caregivers in quality of life therapy was significantly less than the score in psychological educational intervention group (P = 0.001).

Quality of life therapy was more effective in reducing the psychological burden of family caregivers of patients with severe mental disorders compared to psychological educational intervention.