The Efficacy of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on Health Control and Self-care in Women With Hypertension: A Randomized-controlled Trial
Publish place: Hormozgan Medical Journal، Vol: 26، Issue: 3
Publish Year: 1401
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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Abstract:
Background: It is necessary to help people with hypertension solve the related problems by identifying factors affecting their health control and self-care, which can be improved using different approaches. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy in improving health control and self-care in women with hypertension.
Methods: The statistical population of this randomized controlled trial study included all women with hypertension referred to the Farshchian Specialized Cardiovascular Clinic (Hamadan, Iran) in ۲۰۱۹. The sample size consisted of ۳۰ subjects who were selected by the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups each containing ۱۵ subjects. The MBSR group was trained in eight ۹۰-minute sessions, while the control group received no intervention. Data were analyzed using repeated-measure analysis of variance by SPSS ۲۲.
Results: The results revealed that MBSR significantly affected health control (P < ۰.۰۰۱) and self-care (P < ۰.۰۰۱) in women with hypertension.
Conclusion: Overall, MBSR could effectively improve health control and self-care in women with hypertension, thus it may be used for decreasing psychological problems in this group of women.
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Maedeh Ashrafi
Department of Health Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran
Farhad Jomehri
Department of Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
Mojgan Niknam
Department of Psychology, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran
Amin Rafieipour
Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran