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Effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the Mental Health and Quality of Life among the Female Patients of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Samira Dabaghi   , Mahnaz Aliakbari , Ahmad Alipoor |
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Introduction: Irritable bowel syndrome is a common gastrointestinal disorder that is one of the important causes of reduced quality of life and mental health in society. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training based on stress reduction on mental health and quality of life in women with irritable bowel syndrome.
Methods: The present study was an experimental study with a pretest and posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all female patients with gastrointestinal disorders referred to specialized liver and gastrointestinal clinics in Tehran. 24 subjects were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Stress-based mindfulness training was applied to the experimental group in 8 sessions of 90 minutes for two months and the control group didn’t receive any intervention. The questionnaires that were considered to collect information from the sample group were: Mental Health Scale (1973), Quality of Life Scale (1998) and Irritable Bowel Symptoms Questionnaire (2005). Univariate analysis of covariance was used for statistical analysis using SPSS-22.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of mental health in the experimental and control groups in the pre-test were 103.98+7.97 and 102.30+7.67, in the post-test were 127.8+4.82 and 101.4+4.72 which showed a significant difference (p<0.05). The mean and standard deviation of quality of life in the experimental and control groups in the pre-test were 34.24+24.24 and 35.4+4.19 and in the post-test were 52.2+2.26 and 35.4+1.23 which was significantly different from the control group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that stress-based mindfulness training is effective on mental health and quality of life in women with irritable bowel syndrome. It is suggested that by relying on education of this component and strengthening it, reduce the amount of stress in women and increase the level of mental health and quality of life in them.
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| Keywords: Irritable bowel syndrome, Mental health, Mindfulness, Quality of life, Stress |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2020/06/30 | Accepted: 2021/01/29 | Published: 2021/01/29
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