Effect of family constellation therapy on the spouses of female tumor patients / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of family constellation therapy on the spouses of female tumor patients . Methods Two hundred and two spouses of 202 female tumor patients were divided to the control group ( n = 43 ) and experiment group according to their wills(n=159)the former were intervened with health education and skills training and the latter trained in a workshop with family constellation by psychology training specialists in addition to health intervention and skill training intervention. After the intervention, the two groups were compared in terms of quality of life, family function and marriage status. Result The total scores of the experiment group on quality of life , social relationship and environment were all higher than those of the control group (all P<0.05) and the experiment group got higher score in trusting their spouses than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The family constellation can improve female tumor patients'quality of life and promote the trust in their spouses.