Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on meta-worry and sleep quality of patients with rheumatologic diseases

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Masoumeh Mohammadalipour Shalmani 1
Farimah Masoumi 2
Ameneh Khalatbari 3
1 M.A in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran. (Corresponding author)
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2024.25827
Abstract
Background: The statistical population of the present study was all patients with rheumatic diseases referred to Shahid Rajaee Hospital and medical clinics in Tonekabon city, 178 people.
Materials and Methods: The sample of the present study was 30 people from the community who were selected using purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups (15 people) and control groups (15 people). The research tools included the Wells Meta-worry Questionnaire (2009) and the Pittsburgh, Boyce et al. Sleep Quality Questionnaire (1989). Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and univariate analysis of variance (ANCOVA in the MANCOVA text) were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the post-test between the two experimental and control groups in terms of the mean scores of the variables of meta-worry and sleep quality (P<0.001); in such a way that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduced meta-worry and increased sleep quality in patients with rheumatic diseases.
Keywords
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
meta-worry
sleep quality
rheumatic diseases
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 67, Issue 4
May and June 2024