Aim and Background: The pain caused by joint damage and the unpredictable period of hemophilic disease causes problems in various aspects of the life of patients, including self-esteem and life satisfaction. Therefore, the aim of this study was investigate the effect of educational package based on job success on self-esteem and life satisfaction in hemophilic patients.

Methods and Materials: This is a semi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test design with control group and follow-up period. In order to carry out the research, from 600 hemophiliac patients in Isfahan city in 2017, 40 patients were selected based on criteria of entry and exit and assigned them randomly in two groups of experimental and control group. Two questionnaires of State Self-Esteem Scale (SSES) and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) were used to measure the variables of the research in the pretest, post-test and follow-up phases. The experimental group received 11 sessions of 2 hours under the educational package based on job success for hemophilic patients and the control group did not receive any training. Finally, the number of samples was reduced to two groups of 16 people, considering the drop and the criteria for leaving the study. The data were analyzed with the use of repeated measure ANOVA.

Findings: The results showed that there is a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in self-esteem and life satisfaction in the post-test and follow-up evaluation (p<0.05).

Conclusions: It is possible to use a training package to improve occupational success in order to improve self-esteem and life satisfaction in hemophilic patients.