Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Compassion Therapy on Psychological Well-Being and life Expectancy in Women with Multiple Sclerosis

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 M.A Student, Department of Counseling, Khomeini Shahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeini Shahr, Isfahan, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor , Consulting Department, Khomeini Shahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomeini Shahr, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based compassion therapy on psychological well-being and life expectancy in women with multiple sclerosis.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental and statistical population including women with multiple sclerosis in Isfahan in 1399. Sampling was available as 30 patients were selected and randomly divided into experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. In this study, Schneider Life Examination Questionnaire (1991) and Reef Psychological Well-Being Scale (1989) were used. Mindfulness-based compassion treatment taken from Fallah and Ayoubi (1397) was performed in 8 virtual 90-minute sessions. All collected data were analyzed using SPSS 21 descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings: The results showed that mindfulness-based compassion therapy had an effect on psychological well-being and its dimensions and life expectancy and dimensions of women with multiple sclerosis in the experimental group (P <0.05).
Conclusion: Therefore, the results showed that mindfulness-based compassion therapy can be an effective treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis.
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