Effect of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Treatment on the Continuance of Caregiving Behaviors in Mothers of Children with Chronic Illness

The present study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulnessbased stress reduction treatment on the continuance of caregiving behaviors in mothers of children with chonic illness. Therefore, using convenience sampling, 4 mothers of children with chronic physical illness were selected from Asadabadi hospital in Tabriz and were received mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment in 8 sessions twice a week (duration of each session was nearly 1 hour). The present study was a singlesubject design with a single baseline. Caregiving behaviors inventory was used for data collection. For studying clinical significance, effects size and percent of improvement formula were applied. Consequently, results suggest the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction treatment on the improvement of caregiving behaviors.