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Publication date: 2 October 2024

Ashraf Khoramirad, Zahra Abedini, Mina Gaeeni, Hakimeh Dehghani and Kobra Akhoundzadeh

This study aims to determine the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) via mobile phone on female family caregivers during COVID-19.

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to determine the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) via mobile phone on female family caregivers during COVID-19.

Design/methodology/approach

In the experimental study, 81 female family caregivers were randomly divided into the experimental group (n = 40) and control group (n = 41). The experimental group received MBSR via mobile phone. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire - Seventh Edition were evaluated at the beginning of the study, week 3 and week 8, respectively.

Findings

In both groups, anxiety decreased over time, although the decrease in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control group (F = 22.912 p < 0.001). Sleep quality improved slightly in both groups over time; this improvement in the experimental group was significantly more than in the control group (F = 3.751 p = 0.035).

Originality/value

The MBSR via mobile phone helps to reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality in women caring for isolated patients at home.

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The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, vol. 19 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1755-6228

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