Effectiveness of Mindfulness Group Training Based on Stress Reduction on Emotional Self-Regulation and Self-Care in Diabetes Type 2

Mohammad Reza Aqebati; Jafar Shabani

doi:10.18502/ijdo.v16i1.15234

Mohammad Reza Aqebati M.A. Student, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Jafar Shabani Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijdo.v16i1.15234

Keywords: Social behavior, Emotional regulation, Mindfulness, Self-care, Diabetes

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness group training based on stress reduction on emotional self-regulation and self-care in type 2 diabetes people - Esfrain 2023.

Materials and Methods: This is an experimental research with a pre-test and post-test method and a control group. The statistical society included all type 2 diabetes people in Esfrain city, of whom 36 people were selected as the study sample. The participants were simple random placed in an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group received mindfulness group education based on stress reduction during eight 2-h sessions over 8 weeks, whereas the control group received no education. Before and after the education sessions, the two groups completed Hoffman and Kashdan’s (2010) emotional self-regulation questionnaire and Tobert and Glasso’s (2000) self-care questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the multivariate analysis of covariance test.

Results: The results showed that mindfulness group training based on stress reduction can improve emotional self-regulation scores and life expectancy in patients with type 2 diabetes(P: 0.0005).

Conclusion: According to the results of the research, mindfulness training based on stress reduction is suggested to diabetic patients as a complementary treatment with the aim of improving the level of emotional self-regulation and self-care.