Efficiency of Logotherapeutic on Quality of Life and Psychic in Mothers of Children with Physical-motor Disabilities

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficiency of logotherapeutic concepts training on psychological fatigue, quality of life, and psychological hardiness in the mothers of children with physical disabilities. This study was a quasi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest control group design. The statistic population included all the mothers of the children with physical-motor disabilities referring to the consulting centers under the control of state welfare organization in Sanandaj city during the interval 21 march 2021 to 22 September 2021. Applying a convenience sampling technique, 20 mothers who met the research inclusion criteria were selected as the statistical sample and were randomly categorized into two 10-member test and control groups.

Hedberg's training course was applied to the test group during ten 60-minute sessions. The measurement tools used in the research included the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Quality of Life Scale, and Hardiness Scale. One-way covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analyze the collected data, applying SPSS 20 software. The obtained results revealed that training the logotherapy was effective in the psychological fatigue, quality of life, and psychological hardiness in the mothers of children with physical disabilities. It means that the test group's scores of life quality and psychological hardiness have been increased in the post-test phase compared to the control group. Further, the psychological fatigue score has been significantly decreased. Therefore, the logotherapeutic concepts can be trained to improve the psychological fatigue, quality of life, and psychological hardiness in mothers of children with a physical-motor disability.