The Effect of Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Depression and Anxiety Among Pregnant Women: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Overview

Journal J Caring Sci

Specialty Nursing

Date 2016 Oct 19

PMID 27752485

Citations 24

Authors

Reza Yazdanimehr

Abdollah Omidi

Zohreh Sadat

Hossein Akbari

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Abstract

Pregnancy can be associated with different psychological problems such as depression and anxiety. These problems are often neglected and left untreated. This study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy on depression and anxiety among pregnant women. A convenient sample of 80 pregnant women were selected. Participants were randomly allocated to either the experimental or the control groups. Participants in the experimental group received mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy while women in the control group only received routine prenatal care services. A demographic questionnaire, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics measures such as frequency, mean, and standard deviation as well as the repeated-measures analysis of variance test were used for data analysis. After the study intervention, the mean scores of anxiety and depression in the experimental group were significantly lower than the control group. Mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy can significantly alleviate pregnant women's depression and anxiety. So implementation of this method alongside with other prenatal care services is recommended.

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