The effectiveness of Holy Quran based life skills training on improving quality of life and physical and mental health in female members of bassij in south – west of Tehran

farideh dokaneheefard; F Dokaneheeifard

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The effectiveness of Holy Quran based life skills training on improving quality of life and physical and mental health in female members of bassij in south – west of Tehran

Author(s):

farideh dokaneheefard,

F Dokaneheeifard^,*

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 20, issue 6; 52-45

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:farideh dokaneheefardF DokaneheeifardThe effectiveness of Holy Quran based life skills training on improving quality of life and physical and mental health in female members of bassij in south – west of Tehran.J Inflamm Dis.20(6):e156001.

Abstract

Background: Life skills include the abilities resulting in improvement of the mental health of community members, the richness of human relations and increase of health related behaviors in the community. If these ability have the Quranic approach could increase the adaptation level and positive and effective behaviors resulting in improvement of happiness and success in life. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an intervention, called "Life skills training with Quranic Approach", on the quality of life (emotional reaction, social functioning, vitality and energy), mental and physical health of women. Methods: The study was quasi-experimental, with a pretest-posttest design and included a case- control groups between 80 basij women aged 20-40 in the year 2015 that were applicants for the workshops, 30 women were selected and randomly assigned to two group. The experimental group attended 12, 90-minute sessions of the life skills training with Quranic approach workshop as the intervention. A 12-question quality-of-life questionnaire and Oxford happiness questionnaire were used to assess the dependent variables. Data were analyzed with descriptive and analytical statistics dependent, independent t-test, and analysis of Covariance. P

Keywords

Life skills based on Holy Quran

Quality of life parameters

Physical health

Mental health

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