Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on Increasing Resilience and Reducing Headache in Migraine Patients

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Nazila Esmaeili 1
Parviz Askary 2
Naser Saraj Khorami 3
Saeed Bakhtiarpour 4
1 PH.D Student of health psychology in department of psychology, International Khorramshahr - Persian Gulf Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khorramshahr, Iran
2 Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 Associate, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2020.16926
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: The present study was performed with aim to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on increasing resilience and reducing headaches in patients with migraines.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population included all patients with migraine referred to Shahid Dr. Lavasani Hospital in Tehran at 2018. 35 patients were selected by targeted sampling method and were randomly assigned to two groups of experimental and control. In both groups, patient resilience and headache were assessed through Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire and Ahwaz Migraine Headache Questionnaire. The first group received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in 8 sessions, but the second group did not receive any intervention. Then, in posttest, the resilience and headache of both groups were evaluated. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance.
Results: The results showed that cognitive therapy based on mindfulness was effective on patients' resilience and headache (P <0.01).
Conclusion: Due to the effectiveness of treatment, the use of different psychological therapies, including MBCT, as a complement to medical therapies is recommended for patients with migraines.
 
Keywords
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Resilience
Headache
Migraine
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 63, Issue 3
July and August 2020
Pages 2350-2358