Effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on perceived stress, resilience and quality of life in Thalassemic major patients

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on perceived Stress, resilience and quality of life in Thalassemic major patients in Lordegan in 2015-2016.

This is a semiexperimental study with pre-test and post-test design with control group and period. The sample was consisted of 40 patients with thalassemic major who referred to Lordegan Shohada hospital and were selected by purposeful sampling based on entry and exit criteria and randomly assigned to two groups of experimental and control. The experimental group received acceptance and commitment-based therapy, while the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the project. Data were collected by perceived stress questionnaire Cohen et al. (1983), Researcher Conner & Davison (2003), and World Health Organization Quality of Life (SF-26).

The results showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups, in terms of perceived stress, resilience and quality of life (P <0.001). So, cognitive-mindedness-based therapy can have a significant effect on perceived stress, resilience and quality of life in patients with thalassemia major.

Cognitive therapy based on mindfulness is a useful practice in reducing perceived stress, increasing resilience and improving the quality of life of patients with thalassemia major.