نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Introduction: Patients with chronic pain, in addition to physical problems, also have problems in psychological areas, especially quality of life and happiness. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on quality of life and happiness of patients with chronic pain.
Methods: In the present study, according to the type of data collection, semi-experimental designs were used. The design of this research was pre-test-post-test designs with a control group. From the statistical population of patients with chronic pain in region 2 of Tehran, 28 people were selected by available methods, who were randomly divided into two groups of 14 as the experimental group and the control group. The research questionnaires were the Oxford Quality of Life Questionnaire of the World Health Organization and the Kabat Zayn (2003) mindfulness training package was used. Data were analyzed by covariance test.
Results: The results of covariance showed that mindfulness has a positive and significant effect on increasing the quality of life and happiness of patients with chronic pain (p 00 0.001).
Conclusion: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is effective on quality of life and happiness of patients with chronic pain; Therefore, it is suggested to use mindfulness techniques on patients with chronic pain.
کلیدواژهها English