The Comparative Efficacy of Unified Transdiagnostic Protocol (UP) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Protocol (MBSR) on Emotion Regulation and Uncertainty Intolerance in Infertile Women Receiving IVF.
Abbas Masjedi-Arani, Sedighe Hosseini, Shahab Lotfinia, Leila Salek Ebrahimi, Seyedeh Elnaz Mousavi, Reza Mohammadzadeghan, Seyed Morteza Hosseini
Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings October 30, 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09917-1 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 45 |
| Population | Infertile women with symptoms of anxiety and depression receiving IVF |
| Interventions | Unified transdiagnostic protocol (UP) Mindfulness-based stress reduction protocol (MBSR) |
| Duration | UP: 10 sessions; MBSR: 8 sessions; follow-up stage included |
| Measures | emotion regulation questionnaire, uncertainty intolerance questionnaire |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Humans Infertility, female Treatment outcome Fertilization in vitro Stress, psychological Emotional regulation Ivf Emotion regulation Infertile Uncertainty intolerance Unified transdiagnostic protocol |
| Key findings | Both the unified transdiagnostic protocol and MBSR significantly improved emotion regulation (p ≤ 0.05), but only the unified transdiagnostic protocol significantly reduced intolerance of uncertainty (p ≤ 0.05) in infertile women undergoing IVF. |
Abstract
Some emotional and social aspects of infertility affect the response of the infertile women to the treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of unified transdiagnostic protocol (UP) and mindfulness-based stress reduction protocol (MBSR) on emotion regulation and uncertainty intolerance in infertile women receiving IVF. Forty-five infertile women with symptoms of anxiety and depression were included in the study. They were randomly assigned in two intervention groups and one control group. The UP was performed for 10 sessions and MBSR was performed for eight sessions. All participants completed emotion regulation and uncertainty intolerance questionnaires at pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. Both interventions had a significant effect on increasing patients' emotion regulation (p ≤ 0.05), but only unified transdiagnostic protocol had a significant effect on intolerance of uncertainty (p ≤ 0.05). Findings show that UP and MBSR have increased emotion regulation. Also UP could reduce the rate of uncertainty intolerance.
Comparable studies
Other randomized controlled trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Healthy employees in a work environment | 2003 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 41 |
| Prevention of relapse/recurrence in major depression by mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2000 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 145 |
| Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Working adults | 2008 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 139 |
| Short-term meditation training improves attention and self-regulation Undergraduate Chinese students | 2007 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 40 |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Replication and Exploration of Differential Relapse Prevention Effects. Recovered recurrently depressed patients | 2004 | Randomized controlled trial | n = 73 |
Citations in the library
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