The Effectiveness of a Biblio-Counseling Program in Improving the Quality of Life among University Students with Sickle Cell Anemia in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Bibliocounselling program in improving the quality of life among university students with sickle cell anemia in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The researchers applied the quasi-experimental method design of single group. The study sample consisted of 15 male and female students who are sickle cell anemia patients at the University of Bahrain. The sample attended the Biblio-Counselling program that was specifically designed to achieve the objective of the study. The program consisted of 8 sessions, twice weekly with each session lasting 45-60 minutes. The researcher used the Mansi & Kazem 2006 )edited by the researchers( Quality of Life Scale. A pilot study was conducted to ensure the scale’s validity and reliability. The researchers applied the counselling program )designed by the researchers( on the experimental single group. At the end of the program, the results were processed statistically using the statistical packet program )SPSS(; the non- parametric test )Wilcoxon( test. The results of the study showed significant statistical differences in the quality-of-life levels between the pre-measurement and post-measurement tests at α≤ 0.05 in the experimental sample group, in favor of the post-measurement test and highlighting the effectiveness of the Biblio-Counseling program used in this study. However, the study did not identify statistically significant differences in the quality of life at the level of indication )α≤ 0.05) in the experimental sample between the post-study and follow-up tests, indicating the sustainable effectiveness of the Biblio-Counseling program.