بررسي تاثير آب درماني بر كيفيت زندگي بيماران زن مبتلا به مولتيپل اسكلروزيس

Effects ofApplying Hydrotherapy on Quality Of Life in Women with Multiple Sclerosis

Objective: Multiple Scl erosis (MS) is one o f the most common chr oni c disea ses of the central nerv ous sys tem (e NS), which cau ses imp ortant changes patientʹ s life , sp ecially in adults life. MS decreases the quality of life (QOL) of pati ents seve rely and led to di sability gradually. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of applying hyd rotherap y on quality of life of Multi pie Sclerosis patients. Materials & Methods: In this Quasi-e xperimental study, 50 Multiple Sclerosis pati ent s were selected with no probability sampling according to specific criteria and then assigned to experimental and control groups (25 patient s in ea ch g roup) with balanced randomized allocation . Hydrotherapy performed for 24 sessions by experimental group during three months but no interv ention was done for control group. Data coll ector tool s included: demogr aphi c questionnaire, SF8- QOL que stionn aire, Self report checklists. Stati stical analysi s was done by use of statistica l tests such as: chi square, paired t-test , student t-test ,ANOYA with repea ted measurements and independent t-rest. Results: There was no significant difference between two groups in phycical and mental dim en sion s (P:::.0.04 & P=0.2) and whole (P:::.0.81) scores of QOL before interv enti on, but tbere were significant differences between two groups after intervention in the se scores (P