Bibliographic Details
Title: |
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) effects on the worries of women with poly cystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) |
Authors: |
Zahra Salajegheh, Atefeh Ahmadi, Hadis Shahrahmani, Yunes Jahani, Katayoun Alidousti, Fatemeh Nasiri Amiri, Zohreh Salari |
Source: |
BMC Psychiatry, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) |
Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2023. |
Publication Year: |
2023 |
Collection: |
LCC:Psychiatry |
Subject Terms: |
Polycystic ovary syndrome, Mindfulness, Mindfulness stress reduction, Concern, Quality of life, Psychiatry, RC435-571 |
More Details: |
Abstract Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the women’s most common endocrine disorders that can cause anxiety, psychological distress, and reduced quality of life. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction counseling on the worries of women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Materials and methods This quasi-experimental was implemented on 60 women with polycystic ovary syndrome, referring to health centers in Kerman, Iran, from April to September 2021. In the intervention group, MBSR was conducted in eight 90-minute sessions twice a week. A researcher-made questionnaire with 34 questions (with six domains including worries related to mental complications, interpersonal problems, non-pregnancy physical complications, pregnancy complications, sexual complications, and religious issues) on the worries of women with polycystic ovary syndrome was completed by the participants in two intervention and control groups as pre-and post-test and one month later. 22 SPSS statistical software was used for analysis. Results The mean score of worries in the intervention group (48.18 ± 5.18) compared to the control group (75.73 ± 8.08) was significantly reduced in total and all six domains immediately after the intervention (P |
Document Type: |
article |
File Description: |
electronic resource |
Language: |
English |
ISSN: |
1471-244X |
Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1471-244X |
DOI: |
10.1186/s12888-023-04671-6 |
Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/5fe19a74ffb849fbb2f1044174fee4de |
Accession Number: |
edsdoj.5fe19a74ffb849fbb2f1044174fee4de |
Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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