Mindfulness-based stress reduction via mobile phone on female family caregivers' anxiety and sleep quality during COVID-19
The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice
ISSN: 1755-6228
Article publication date: 2 October 2024
Issue publication date: 12 November 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to determine the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) via mobile phone on female family caregivers during COVID-19.
Design/methodology/approach
In the experimental study, 81 female family caregivers were randomly divided into the experimental group (n = 40) and control group (n = 41). The experimental group received MBSR via mobile phone. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire - Seventh Edition were evaluated at the beginning of the study, week 3 and week 8, respectively.
Findings
In both groups, anxiety decreased over time, although the decrease in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control group (F = 22.912 p < 0.001). Sleep quality improved slightly in both groups over time; this improvement in the experimental group was significantly more than in the control group (F = 3.751 p = 0.035).
Originality/value
The MBSR via mobile phone helps to reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality in women caring for isolated patients at home.
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Acknowledgements
The authors appreciate all the participants who contributed to this research.
Funding: This work was supported by the research council of Qom University of Medical Sciences IR.MUQ.REC.1399.093.
Declaration of conflicting interests: No conflicts of interest are disclosed by the authors.
Author contributions: Abedini Z. and Khoramirad A. conceived and designed the study, conducted research and provided research materials. Dehghani Khorramabadi H. collected and organized data. Akhondzadeh K. analyzed and interpreted data. Gaeeni M. and Khoramirad A. wrote initial and final drafts of the article and provided logistic support. All authors have critically reviewed and approved the final draft and are responsible for the content and similarity index of the manuscript.
Disclaimers: This article has been approved by the authors and is not related to our responsibility in any institution.
Citation
Khoramirad, A., Abedini, Z., Gaeeni, M., Dehghani, H. and Akhoundzadeh, K. (2024), "Mindfulness-based stress reduction via mobile phone on female family caregivers' anxiety and sleep quality during COVID-19", The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, Vol. 19 No. 6, pp. 315-324. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-05-2023-0046
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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