Walker J G, Johnson S, Manion I, Cloutier P
Department of Psychology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Canada.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1996 Oct;64(5):1029-36. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.64.5.1029.
Couples with chronically ill children are at risk for experiencing marital stress. The present study was a randomized control trial that assessed the efficacy of emotionally focused therapy (EFT) in decreasing marital distress in this population of couples. Thirty-two couples with chronically ill children seen at a tertiary care pediatric hospital were randomly assigned to EFT or to a waitlist control group. EFT couples demonstrated significant decreases in marital distress at posttreatment and at a 5-month follow-up in comparison to controls. Clinical improvements in marital functioning following EFT were also demonstrated.
患有慢性病儿童的夫妻有经历婚姻压力的风险。本研究是一项随机对照试验，评估了情感聚焦疗法（EFT）在减轻这类夫妻群体婚姻困扰方面的疗效。在一家三级护理儿童医院就诊的32对患有慢性病儿童的夫妻被随机分配到EFT组或等待名单对照组。与对照组相比，接受EFT治疗的夫妻在治疗后及5个月随访时婚姻困扰显著降低。EFT治疗后婚姻功能的临床改善也得到了证实。
