TY - JOUR ID - 7768 TI - Fordyce Happiness Program and Happiness in Mothers of Children with a Cleft Lip and Palate JO - Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - IJORL LA - en SN - 2251-7251 AU - Hemati, Zeinab AU - Mosaviasl Asl, Fatemeh-Sadat AU - Abbasi, Samira AU - Ghazavi, Zohre AU - Kiani, Davood AD - Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AD - Department of NICU, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AD - Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. AD - Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Hajar Hospital, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 28 IS - 6 SP - 399 EP - 405 KW - Cleft lip and palate KW - Children KW - Fordyce happiness program KW - mothers DO - 10.22038/ijorl.2016.7768 N2 - Introduction: Facial deformities and aesthetic and functional anomalies in children may be a cause of real distress in families. Problems faced by parents in coping with a child’s anomaly can be upsetting and lead parents to exhibit over-severe behavior. The present study was conducted in order to study the effect of happiness program on the happiness of the mothers of children with a cleft lip and palate.   Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 64 mothers of children with a cleft lip and palate enrolled by convenience random sampling were assigned to an intervention or control group based on a simple random sampling. Then, a program of happiness training was implemented consisting of 10 sessions of 2 hours each. A demographic questionnaire and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire were completed prior to and 2 months after the last session of intervention. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics, consisting of a paired t-test, independent t-test and Chi-square test using SPSS version 20.   Results: The independent t-test indicated a significant difference in mean happiness score after training between the intervention and control groups (P<0.05). Moreover, the paired t-test indicated a significant difference in mean happiness score between before and after training in the intervention group, although the difference was not statistically significant for the control group (P>0.05).   Conclusion: In light of the efficacy of happiness training on the promotion of happiness in the mothers of children with a cleft lip and palate, this model is recommended as a healthcare intervention to decrease stress in mothers following the birth of an infant with a cleft lip and palate. UR - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_7768.html L1 - https://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_7768_55bbc24bf6fc4286a943d39f452a8289.pdf ER -