The Impact of Mindfulness Therapy on Stress and Anxiety in Patients with Covid-19

Mindfulness therapy reduced stress and anxiety in people who recovered from Covid-19. In a quasi-experimental study with 30 participants in Isfahan, those who received mindfulness therapy showed significantly lower stress and anxiety scores after the intervention compared to a control group. The results indicate that mindfulness therapy can help mitigate the psychological consequences of Covid-19.

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Abstract

Introduction: Covid-19 has had short-term and long-term negative psychological consequences on human societies. The results of numerous studies indicate significant effects on people's health, such as anxiety, stress, depression, insomnia, and PTSD. Aim: The purpose of the present study was the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy on stress and anxiety in patients with covid-19. Method: The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group, the statistical population of the study included all the people infected with the disease of Covid-19 in Isfahan city, and through convenience sampling, 30 people who recovered from Covid-19 were selected and through simple random method they were assigned in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). Corona Stress Scale (CSS-18) of Salimi, Abedini Chamgordani, Ghasemi Nafchi, Tabashir (2021) and Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) of Alipour, Ghadami, Alipour, Abdollahzadeh (2020) were completed by the participants in the two stages of pre-test and post-test in the experimental and control groups.. Univariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: The results of univariate covariance analysis showed that there was a significant difference in the mean post-test scores of the control and experimental groups. The mean stress and anxiety scores of the experimental group were significantly reduced compared to the control group, and mindfulness therapy intervention was effective in reducing the stress and anxiety of patients with covid-19 in the post-test phase (P<0.01). Conclusion: The results showed that mindfulness therapy has a positive and significant effect on improving the stress and anxiety of covid-19 patients, and according to the research findings, mindfulness therapy can be proposed to reduce the effects and consequences of covid-19 dise