Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

Abstract

Objectives: training immunization against stress, reducing stress most people with chronic diseases, have a positive impact, but this intervention so far not been done in MS patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate impact training immunization against stress, to reduce rate depression in pat. Tools and Methods: Statistical population  this study, patients Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Society city of  tehran  in year 2015, the disease of Multiple Sclerosis relapsing - remitting been diagnosed. 30 patients randomly into two groups of 15 persons  experiment and control. The tool used in this study is Depression Inventory and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Order to data analysis  using multivariate analysis of covariance, using SPSS software version 20, results were extracted. Results: results showed that immunization training to stress significant effect on reducing anxiety and depression in patients with Multiple Sclerosis compared to the control group. (F = 5.24 and p <0.05 for depression. The mean pretest and posttest depression in control group, 20/16 and 20/17 respectively in the test group are respectively 22 and 33/15.Conclusion: Education immunization against stress, reduce depression in patients with Multiple Sclerosis is.