The effect of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy on depression and anxiety among pregnant women: a randomized clinical trial
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Introduction: 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. Methods: 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. Results: After the study intervention, the mean scores of anxiety and depression in the experimental group were significantly lower than the control group. Conclusion: 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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Evidence for the efficacy of MiCBT is building across different conditions, including depression, anxiety and depression in individuals with multiple sclerosis, anxiety and depression during pregnancy, sports anxiety, pain and pain self-efficacy in patients with breast cancer, and chronic pain in the general population.
“Evidence for the efficacy of MiCBT is building across different conditions, including depression, anxiety and depression in individuals with multiple sclerosis (29, 30), anxiety and depression during pregnancy (31), sports anxiety (32), pain and pain self-efficacy in patients with breast cancer (33), and chronic pain in the general population (34).”
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- Authors
- Yazdanimehr, R., Omidi, A., Sadat, Z., & Akbari, H.
- Affiliations
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Omidi, Abdollah
- Venue
- Journal of Caring Sciences
- Publisher
- Maad Rayan Publishing Company
- Published
- 2016-09-01
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 195-204
- ISSN
- 2251-9920 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5045953
- OpenAlex
- W2511824339
- Cited by
- 96
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6
- FWCI
- 6.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Journal of Caring Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- depression, anxiety, pregnant women, prenatal mental health, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory
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