Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on the Quality of Life and Perceived Stress of People With Coronary Heart Disease

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Azam Ashori 1
Hamzeh Ahmadian Ahmadian 2
Shahram Homayonfar 3
1 Department of General Psychology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of General Psychology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
3 Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
10.22059/japr.2024.360100.644637
Abstract
The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in improving the quality of life and perceived stress of individuals with coronary heart disease. The current research was conducted with a semi-experimental method, a pre-test-post-test design, a control group, and a two-month follow-up period, with a practical purpose. The statistical population of this research consisted of patients with coronary heart disease who were referred to the heart center in Hamadan during the spring season of 2023. The experimental and control groups were randomly assigned to 14 patients in the experimental group and 13 patients in the control group, respectively. The patients with coronary heart disease were selected through a voluntarily sampling method. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy was administered to the experimental group's patients over the course of eight weeks, with each session lasting 90 minutes. The applied questionnaires in this study included quality of life questionnaire (QLQ) and perceived stress Questionnaire (PSQ). The data from the study were analyzed through repeated Mixed ANOVA and post hoc Bonferroni test via SPSS23 statistical software. The findings indicated that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy has significant effect on the quality of life (F=32.11) and perceived stress (F=46.67) of individual with coronary heart disease. The results of the current study suggest that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is a highly effective approach to improving the quality of life and reducing the perceived stress of individuals with coronary heart disease. This is achieved by engaging in mindful activities and attitudes, as well as addressing feelings and problem-making emotions and cognitives.
Keywords
Coronary Heart Disease
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Perceived Stress
Quality of Life
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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 17, Issue 3
Autumn 2026
Pages 291-304

  • Receive Date 30 May 2023
  • Revise Date 11 July 2023
  • Accept Date 02 March 2024
  • First Publish Date 02 March 2024
  • Publish Date 23 September 2026