In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Health Psychology

Document Type : research

Authors

1 department of psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of psychology - payam noor univercity(PNU) - P.O.Box 19395-4697- tehran - iran

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapy on the perceived stress, disease adaptation, quality of life, and cognitive function of patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Method: The design of the study was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population of this study was all patients with sarcoma-lymphatic and gastrointestinal cancer undergoing chemotherapy in Firoozgar-Taleghani-Shariati specialized hospitals in Tehran in the second half of 2021. The study sample consisted of 40 patients with cancer who were selected through convenience sampling and then were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (20 in each group). The therapy was performed by the researcher for eight 90 minutes –sessions, two sessions per week. Research data were collected using Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale (1983), Watson's disease adaptability (1988), Barclay's cognitive functions, and quality of life questionnaires (2012), and were analyzed by multivariate repeated measures variance analysis.
Results: The results showed a significant difference in all variables, and demonstrated that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly improved perceived stress, disease adaptation, quality of life, and cognitive functions of participants in the experimental group in the post-test and follow-up.
Conclusion: According to the research findings, it can be concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is effective in improving the psychological indicators of cancer patients.

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Article Title [Persian]

اثربخشی مداخله شناختی رفتاری مبتنی بر ذهن آگاهی(MBCT) بر استرس ادراک شده، سازگاری با بیماری، کیفیت زندگی و کارکردهای شناختی در بیماران تحت شیمی درمانی

Authors [Persian]

  • محمد اورکی 1
  • مجید صفاری نیا 1
  • سجاد بهرامی 2

1 گروه روانشناسی،دانشگاه پیام نور ،تهران ،ایران

2 گروه روانشناسی - دانشگاه پیام نور - ص پ ۱۹۳۹۵-۴۶۹۷ - تهران - ایران

Abstract [Persian]

مقدمه: پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی اثر بخشی مداخله شناختی رفتاری مبتنی بر ذهن آگاهی بر استرس ادراک شده، سازگاری با بیماری، کیفیت زندگی و کارکردهای شناختی در بیماران تحت شیمی درمانی انجام گرفت. روش پژوهش: طرح پژوهش، نیمه‌آزمایشی از نوع پیش آزمون و پس آزمون با گروه کنترل بود. جامعه آماری این پژوهش را کلیه افراد مبتلا به سرطان های سارکوم – لنف و گوارش تحت شیمی‌درمانی در بیمارستان های تخصصی فیروزگر – طالقانی - شریعتی شهر تهران در نیم سال دوم سال 1400 تشکیل داد. نمونه پژوهش شامل 40 فرد مبتلا به سرطان بود که به صورت در دسترس انتخاب و به صورت تصادفی در دو گروه آزمایش و کنترل گمارده شده بودند( 20 نفر به گروه آزمایش و 20 نفر به گروه کنترل اختصاص یافتند). درمان به مدت 8 جلسه 90 دقیقه‌ای به صورت هر هفته دو جلسه توسط پژوهشگر انجام شد. داده‌های پژوهش با استفاده از مقیاس استرس ادراک شده کوهن، سازگاری با بیماری واتسون، کارکردهای شناختی بارکلی و کیفیت زندگی جمع‌آوری؛ و با روش آماری واریانس چند متغیره با اندازه‌گیری مکرر تجزیه و تحلیل شد. یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان دهنده تفاوت معناداری در تمام متغیرها بود و مداخله شناختی مبتنی بر ذهن‌آگاهی موجب بهبود معنادار استرس ادراک شده، سازگاری با بیماری، کیفیت زندگی و کارکردهای شناختی در گروه آزمایش و مرحله پس‌آزمون و پیگیری شده بود. نتیجه‌گیری: با توجه به یافته های پژوهش می توان نتیجه گرفت که مداخله شناختی مبتنی بر ذهن‌آگاهی در بهبود شاخص های روانشناختی افراد مبتلا به سطران موثر می‌باشد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • مداخله شناختی مبتنی بر ذهن آگاهی
  • استرس ادراک شده
  • سازگاری با بیماری
  • کارکردهای شناختی
  • بیماران تحت شیمی درمانی
  • روانشناسی سلامت
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