TY - JOUR ID - 163020 TI - The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Negative Automatic Thought, Psychological Symptoms, Severity of Pain and Quality of Life in Female Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial JO - Journal of Iranian Medical Council JA - JIMC LA - en SN - 2645-338X AU - Shokouhi Nejad, Naghmeh AU - Bayat, Mohammad Reza AU - Zanganeh Motlagh, Firoozeh AD - Department of Psychology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran AD - Department of Psychology, Andimeshk Branch, Islamic Azad University, Andimeshk, Iran Y1 - 2022 PY - 2022 VL - 5 IS - 4 SP - 589 EP - 599 KW - anxiety KW - female KW - fibromyalgia KW - Mindfulness KW - Pain KW - Quality of life  DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v5i4.11331 N2 - Background: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a short-term and structured intervention approach that has a favorable research background. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of MBCT on negative automatic thought, psychological symptoms, severity of pain and quality of life in female patients with fibromyalgia. Methods: In a randomized controlled trial, from February to October 2021, 20 patients with fibromyalgia were selected using purposive sampling method and assigned into two experimental and control groups through block randomization. MBCT was presented to the participants in the experimental group in eight sessions and the control group was placed on a waiting list. Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), Pain Intensity Questionnaire (PIS), Psychological Symptoms Questionnaire (anxiety, stress and depression) (DASS), and Automatic Negative Thoughts Questionnaire (QNS) were completed by the participants in two stages (pre-test and post-test). Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS version 26. Results: Preliminary results showed that MBCT had a significant effect on the severity of pain index and psychological symptoms (all’s <0.05). Secondary results also indicated that this therapeutic intervention was effective in reducing negative automatic thought and improving the quality of life (all’s<0.05). Conclusion: Findings of this study in line with the research background showed the effectiveness of this therapeutic approach on psychological indices in female patients with fibromyalgia, although additional studies in this field are suggested. UR - http://www.jimc.ir/article_163020.html L1 - http://www.jimc.ir/article_163020_42bc61fa72cffaeb51283ddc77424ed7.pdf ER -