The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life and Resilience in Women with Chronic Pain
Reza Pouryounes Abkenar, Mozhgan Ebrahimi Looyeh, Ahmad Shamsaldini
Applied Family Therapy Journal 2024 DOI: 10.61838/kman.aftj.5.1.20 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental study with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design and a control group Peer reviewed |
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| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Women with chronic pain visiting medical centers in Tonekabon |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy |
| Duration | Eight weekly sessions |
| Measures | Quality of Life Questionnaire (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly improved quality of life (F=15.25, p<0.001) and resilience (F=38.86, p<0.001) in women with chronic pain compared with a no-training control group. The authors conclude the therapy can be used to alleviate problems faced by women with chronic pain. |
Abstract
Objective: The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the quality of life and resilience of women suffering from chronic pain.
Method: This was a quasi-experimental study using a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design with a control group. The sample consisted of 120 women with chronic pain who visited medical centers in Tonekabon, from which 30 were selected through simple random sampling and randomly assigned to either the experimental group or the control group (15 per group). Data were collected using the Quality of Life Questionnaire (Ware & Sherbourne, 1992) and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (2003). The experimental group received eight weekly sessions based on the Kabat-Zinn protocol (2003). During this period, the control group did not receive any training. Data were analyzed using repeated measures and SPSS software version 22.
Findings: The results indicated that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly improved the quality of life (F=15.25, p<0.001) and resilience (F=38.86, p<0.001) of women with chronic pain.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy enhances the quality of life and resilience of women with chronic pain and therefore, this therapy can be utilized to alleviate the problems faced by women with chronic pain.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
Cites 3
- Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse JAMA Psychiatry April 28, 2016
- Feasibility of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy group intervention as an adjunctive treatment for postpartum depression and anxiety. Journal of Affective Disorders August 1, 2018
- The acceptability and potential benefits of mindfulness-based interventions in improving psychological well-being for adults with advanced cancer: A systematic review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice February 2018