Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Objective: The findings demonstrated that parents of children with cerebral palsy experience elevated levels of distress, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptom and subjective symptom of stress and low quality of life. Effective interventions targeting relapse have the potential to dramat...

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Main Authors: Zahra Sedaghati-Barog, SeyyedJalal Younesi, AmirHosein Sedaghati, Zohre Sedaghati
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/388
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author Zahra Sedaghati-Barog
SeyyedJalal Younesi
AmirHosein Sedaghati
Zohre Sedaghati
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SeyyedJalal Younesi
AmirHosein Sedaghati
Zohre Sedaghati
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description Objective: The findings demonstrated that parents of children with cerebral palsy experience elevated levels of distress, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptom and subjective symptom of stress and low quality of life. Effective interventions targeting relapse have the potential to dramatically reduce the point prevalence of this condition. Many studies have shown that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an intervention that has shown efficacy in improving quality of life. In this study, the effect of Mindfulness –Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on increasing quality of life in mothers of children with cerebral palsy has been examined. Method: Three mothers of CP children with low scores on quality of life in WHOQOL-BREF inventory participated in this single- case study. Results: Findings revealed that the MBCT program elevated quality of life of the participants. The improvement quotient for quality of life of each participant was good. Conclusion: The results have implication for efficacy of mindfulness for improvement of psychosocial life of families of children with cerebral palsy.
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spelling doaj.art-af751ea6015b47c8ba623c226f039d0c2022-12-22T00:55:49ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Psychiatry1735-45872008-22152016-02-01102383Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral PalsyZahra Sedaghati-Barog0SeyyedJalal Younesi1AmirHosein Sedaghati2Zohre Sedaghati3Department of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Counseling, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranKalamstan language foundation manager (CEO), unit 4-second floor-number 735-Shahid Ghandi Square-North Sohrevardi- Seyed Khandan Bridge-Tehran-Iranrights expert,assistanceObjective: The findings demonstrated that parents of children with cerebral palsy experience elevated levels of distress, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptom and subjective symptom of stress and low quality of life. Effective interventions targeting relapse have the potential to dramatically reduce the point prevalence of this condition. Many studies have shown that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an intervention that has shown efficacy in improving quality of life. In this study, the effect of Mindfulness –Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on increasing quality of life in mothers of children with cerebral palsy has been examined. Method: Three mothers of CP children with low scores on quality of life in WHOQOL-BREF inventory participated in this single- case study. Results: Findings revealed that the MBCT program elevated quality of life of the participants. The improvement quotient for quality of life of each participant was good. Conclusion: The results have implication for efficacy of mindfulness for improvement of psychosocial life of families of children with cerebral palsy.https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/388Cerebral PalsyCognitive TherapyMindfulnessQuality of life
spellingShingle Zahra Sedaghati-Barog
SeyyedJalal Younesi
AmirHosein Sedaghati
Zohre Sedaghati
Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
Cerebral Palsy
Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness
Quality of life
title Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
title_full Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
title_fullStr Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
title_short Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Quality of Life of Mothers of Children with Cerebral Palsy
title_sort efficacy of mindfulness based cognitive therapy on quality of life of mothers of children with cerebral palsy
topic Cerebral Palsy
Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness
Quality of life
url https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/388
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