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Study aim
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Determining the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy on infertility stress, marital self-regulation, marital burnout and uncertainty intolerance in infertile women.
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group, without a parallel group, non-random and targeted sampling, random assignment of members in the control and experimental groups, on 30 patients.
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Settings and conduct
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The treatment was done in the specialized obstetrics and gynecology clinic of Sari city, and the people diagnosed with infertility were selected non-randomly and randomly entered into the experimental and control group.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
Receive a diagnosis of infertility
Age between 20 and 40 years
Not taking neuropsychiatric drugs in the last three months
Absence of incurable psychiatric and physical illness
They should be literate up to the fifth grade.
Completion of the informed consent agreement regarding participation in the research project.
Do not undergo treatment or other psychological interventions during the implementation of the research.
Exclusion criteria:
Absence of more than two sessions
Use of psychoactive drugs or drugs during the last 5 months
Having mania or a psychotic disorder
Absence of entry criteria
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Intervention groups
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All four tests will be performed on the experimental and control groups (infertility stress, marital self-regulation, marital boredom, and uncertainty intolerance). The control group will not be intervened, but the experimental group will undergo 12 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy, then for both groups. The questionnaire will be re-administered. After 45 days after the post-test, the tests will be re-administered (follow-up period).
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Main outcome variables
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Reducing infertility stress, reducing marital boredom, increasing marital self-regulation, reducing uncertainty intolerance