Comparison of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment group therapy (ACT) with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on hemodialysis patients in terms of anxiety and depression

This study compared the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy (ACT) with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on hemodialysis patients in terms of anxiety and depression. In this experimental study, among the hemodialysis patients referred to Imam Khomeini in Shirvan and Imam Ali hospital in Bojnord, 42 hemodialysis patients were selected by convenient sampling method and they were randomly divided in three groups of ACT, MBCT and control (each group 14 people). ACT and MBCT groups were treated for 8 sessions of 90 minutes (one weekly session). In this study, Beck anxiety and depression inventories were used to collect data. Data was analyzed using analysis of covariance. The findings showed that both treatment methods were efficient on anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients but the efficacy of ACT on the depression variable is greater than MBCT and efficiency of MBCT on anxiety variable is greater than the ACT. It seems that Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) are effective on hemodialysis patients in terms of anxiety and depression.