Comparison of Effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and the Metacognition Treatment on Anxiety, Depression and Stress Among Breast Cancer Patients
Tahereh Haji Seyed Javadi, Fakhri Tajikzadeh, Hossein Bayat, Nasim Eshraghi, Zahra Roshandel, Soheila Rahmani
International Clinical Neuroscience Journal June 19, 2018 DOI: 10.15171/icnj.2018.12 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with control group Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 24 |
| Population | Women with breast cancer admitted to hospitals in Tehran, Iran |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) |
| Measures | Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 items (DASS-21) |
| Topics | Anxiety Depression Meditation |
| Citations | 8 |
| Key findings | Repeated measures analysis showed a significant difference in depression, anxiety, and stress among the MCT, MBCT, and control groups. The authors conclude that MBCT was more effective than metacognitive therapy for these outcomes in women with breast cancer. |
Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness the metacognition treatment (MCT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on anxiety, depression, and stress in the females with breast cancer.
Methods: The planning of this study is through a quasi-experimental method of pretest and posttest type with control group. The target society of the research included every cancer patient who admitted to Tehran hospitals for breast cancer. Through assigned randomly, 12 patients were selected for the MCT group and 12 patients for the MBCT group, and the other were assigned control group. The data collection tools included depression, anxiety and stress scale - 21 items (DASS-21) questionnaire. For statistical analysis, descriptive tests and repeated measures analysis of variance were performed.
Results: Data analysis with repeated multivariate measurements illustrated that there is a significant difference in the rate of depression, anxiety and stress, in three groups.
Conclusion: According to our results, MBCT was more effective compared to metacognitive therapy.
Comparable studies
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| A PILOT STUDY OF GROUP MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) FOR COMBAT VETERANS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) Veterans with chronic combat posttraumatic stress disorder seeking treatment at a VA... | 2013 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual comparison group | n = 37 |
| Being present in the face of existential threat: The role of trait mindfulness in reducing defensive responses to mortality salience. | 2010 | Experimental study | |
| Neural correlates of mindfulness meditation-related anxiety relief Healthy adults with no prior meditation experience | 2013 | Within-subjects experimental study | n = 15 |
| Intensive mindfulness training-related changes in cognitive and emotional experience Community adults | 2009 | Quasi-experimental and longitudinal | n = 69 |
| Prospective examination of synthetic 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine inhalation: effects on salivary IL-6, cortisol levels, affect, and non-judgment Volunteers | 2019 | Within-subjects experimental study | n = 11 |