@ARTICLE{Haji Gholikhani, author = {Haji Gholikhani, Roghayeh and Seifi, Fatemeh and Montazeri, Mohammad Sadegh and Behnampour, Naser and }, title = {The effectiveness of Communication Skills Training on Marital Satisfaction in Wives of Men are in Drugs Withdrawal Period Referring to Drug Clinics, Gorgan, 2018}, volume = {17}, number = {0}, abstract ={Background: Drug addiction is one of the most significant psychosocial disorders. According to studies, considering the increasing prevalence of this problem, Education, with Creating Supportive environment to reduce Sustained injuries the family members with an Addict Is felt More than ever. Thus a study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of communication skills training on marital satisfaction in Wives of Men are in Drugs Withdrawal Period in Gorgan. Methods: This randomized controlled field trial was performed on 40 patients. The Code of Ethics is IR.GOUMS.REC.1397.068. Samples were included in the study with a set of criteria (leaving husbands addicted men, ages 45-18, can read and write, at least one year of living together, single-wives ...). The intervention group was trained in communication skills at the nearest holistic health center of their residence, for 8 sessions (5 to 10 people). The control group received no intervention. Immediately after the end of the eighth session and one month thereafter, both groups completed the Persian Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16 software and parametric t-test for two independent groups and paired t-test for comparison before and after the intervention and Mann-Whitney test. Results: The results of this study showed that the mean and standard deviation of quantitative data (age, income, and duration of marriage…) were not significantly different between intervention and control groups (P> 0.05). Also, the results of the comparison of all qualitative data (education, ethnicity, occupation, the type of drug used before Withdrawal Period…) were homogeneous in the intervention and control groups (P> 0.05). The mean and standard deviation of marital satisfaction were significantly different in the intervention group, before (100/11 ± 25/24), immediately after (125/75 ± 12/35) and one month thereafter (114/18 ± 5/63) counseling (P <0/0007). However, the difference of mean and standard deviation of marital satisfaction were not significant in the control group, before (98/65 ± 14/41), immediately after (95/35 ±15/51) and one month thereafter (93/15 ± 16/35) counseling (P> 0.05). Conclusions: According to the results of the study, Communication Skills Training can improved the Marital Satisfaction in Wives of Men are in Drugs Withdrawal Period in most subscales.Therefore, and further studies are suggested to increase the skills of families of addicts.who are leaving. }, URL = {http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-1263-en.html}, eprint = {http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-1263-en.}, journal = {Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery}, doi = {}, year = {2020} }