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Abstract
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Children's hearing loss
affects not only their speech and language development
but also their mothers’ mental health.
This study aimed to determine the effect of acceptance
and commitment therapy (ACT) on the
intolerance of uncertainty and experiential avoidance
of mothers with hearing-impaired or deaf
children.
Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study
with the pretest-posttest design with a control
group. The study population comprised all mothers
of hearing-impaired or deaf children (2−6
years old) in Tabriz City, Iran. Using a purposive
sampling method, 32 mothers of hearingimpaired
or deaf children were selected and then
randomly assigned to control and experimental
groups (each group, 16 subjects). The experimental
group was treated with ACT in 8 sessions
of 1.5 hours long in two weeks. The study data
were collected by the Acceptance and Action
Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) and Intolerance of
Uncertainty Scale (IUS).
Results: The results showed that ACT significantly
increased scores on the AAQ-II and
IUS in the experimental group compared to the control group (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: ACT might be an efficient way to
decrease intolerance of uncertainty and avoidance
of experience in the mothers of hearingimpaired
and deaf children. Also, therapists can
use this approach for improving the intolerance
of uncertainty and experiential avoidance in
mothers of hearing-impaired or deaf children in
rehabilitation centers.
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