Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Anxiety and Self-Care in Patients with Hypertension
Bita Mahmoodian, Morvarid Rastegar Kuchaksaraei, Fatemeh Karami Alam, Hadiyeh Amirteimouri, Shamim Mohammadali Nasab
Health Nexus 2023 DOI: 10.61838/kman.hn.1.2.14 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test study with control group Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Patients with hypertension attending health centers in Tehran during winter 2022 |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy |
| Duration | Eight 2-hour sessions |
| Topics | Anxiety Meditation |
| Key findings | The authors report that anxiety and self-care scores in the experimental group were lower at post-test than at pre-test, and conclude that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has an impact on anxiety and self-care in patients with hypertension. No between-group statistical comparison or effect size is reported. |
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on anxiety and self-care in patients with hypertension. The research method was quasi-experimental, employing a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this study consisted of patients with hypertension who visited health centers in Tehran during the three months of the winter season in the year 2022. From this population, 30 individuals were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two groups: an experimental group (15 people) and a control group (15 people). In this study, anxiety and self-care questionnaires were used. The experimental group received eight 2-hour sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, while the control group did not receive any specific intervention. The findings showed that anxiety and self-care scores in the post-test were reduced compared to the pre-test in the experimental group. Therefore, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has an impact on anxiety and self-care in patients with hypertension.
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