Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Training on the Quality of Sleep and Psychological Distress in Patients with Type II Diabetes

Diabetes is one of the most prevalent and costly chronic diseases that imposes many limitations to the activities of the patient. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on the quality of sleep and psychological distress in patients with type II diabetes

This quasi-experimental study was conducted based on a pretest-posttest design with a control group. In total, 30 patients with type II diabetes were selected randomly using a convenience sampling method and assigned to experimental and control groups in Dezful, Iran. Both groups were evaluated at pretest using the Petersburg Quality of Life Scale (1989) and the psychological distress questionnaire (Leobond and Leobond, 1995). In addition, the experimental group participated in 8 sessions of mindfulness-based stress reduction training. Subsequently, both groups were evaluated at posttest. Analysis of covariance and multivariate analysis of covariance were utilized to compare the results at posttest.

The results showed a significant difference between the two groups regarding the mean scores of pretest and posttest (P<0.001).

Mindfulness-based stress reduction training has positive effects on the quality of sleep, anxiety, depression, and stress in people with type II diabetes.