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The effect of mindfulness‐based therapy on psychiatric symptoms, psychological well‐being, and pain beliefs in patients with lumbar disk herniation
Author(s) -
Yüksel Arzu,
Çetinkaya Funda,
Karakoyun Ahmet
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12568
Subject(s) - mindfulness , medicine , lumbar , psychiatry , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychology , surgery
Purpose This study was conducted to determine the impact of mindfulness‐based therapy on psychiatric symptoms, psychological well‐being, and pain beliefs in patients with lumbar disk hernia. Design and Methods The study was a nonrandomized pretest‐posttest controlled quasi‐experimental research and carried out in a total of 64 patients. A personal information form, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Psychological Well‐Being Scale, and the Pain Beliefs Scale were used for data collection. Findings We observed a statistically significant difference between the intervention and control groups in terms of the posttest mean scores of the psychiatric symptoms, psychological well‐being, and pain beliefs. Practice Implications The results revealed that mindfulness‐based therapy has a positive impact on pain beliefs and psychological well‐being.