Bagherzadeh Hamamchi N, Abkhooy S, Smkhani Akbarinejhad H. Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy on Sleep Quality and Intensity Pain of Women with Migraine. JAP 2023; 14 (3) :39-49
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http://jap.iums.ac.ir/article-1-5726-en.html
1- MA in General Psychology, University College of Nabi AKram, Tabriz, Iran
2- Asisstant Professor Dept of Psychology, University College of Nabi AKram, Tabriz, Iran , hadiakbarinejhad@yahoo.com
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Aims and background: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on sleep quality & intensity pain of women with migraine.
Materials and Methods: This study was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest & follow-up control group design. The statistical population of the research consisted of all women suffering from migraine in Tabriz city in 2023. In total, 30 person meeting the inclusion criteria were selected by purposeful sampling, and The were randomly divided into the intervention and control groups (15 people each). The measurement tools were Pittsburgh sleep quality and McGill pain intensity questionnaires. The members of the experimental group received MBCT in 8 sessions of 1.5 hours; but the control group did not receive any treatment. Analysis of findings through repeated measures analysis of variance test.
Results: In the pretest, mean and standard deviation of the MBCT for sleep quality (17.60±2.53) and for intensity pain (46.87±4.61), and in the control group for sleep quality (17.00±2.03) and for intensity pain (45.80±3.89) (P>0.05). MBCT compared to the control group the sleep quality (14.13±2.20) and intensity pain (41.93±5.04) of women with migraine improved and decreased respectively in the post-test (p<0.001). In the follow-up phase, the effect of treatment on the sleep quality and intensity pain was lasting (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has increased sleep quality and reduced the intensity pain of women with migraine.
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Special Received: 2023.07.27 | Accepted: 2023.09.21 | Published: 2023.12.1