Abstract
Introduction: Amongst other problems, dialysis patients also present mental and psychological
problems.
Objectives: In this study, we investigated the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
(MBCT) on quality of life and self-efficacy in hemodialysis patients.
Patients and Methods: In a descriptive study, 50 hemodialysis patients undergoing dialysis in
Hajar hospital were randomly selected and divided into two groups of experimental and control.
The experimental group attended 2 to 2.5 hours treatment sessions according to the MBCT
program. Before the intervention and two months after, the outcomes of the study, regarded as,
quality of life and self-efficacy were evaluated using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36)
and Sherer et al’s General Self-efficacy Scale, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics, independent t test, paired t test, and Wilcoxon test in the Stata software.
Results: The results indicated that 2 months after intervention, a decrease of 2.05 points in mean
score for quality of life in the control group and an increase of 10.30 points in the intervention group
at P<0.01 significance level was detected. Furthermore, mean self-efficacy score increased by 0.95
in control group and 5.2 points in the intervention group at P<0.01 significance level. While, the
mean scores for quality of life and self-efficacy increased after intervention, the difference in the
mean scores between the two groups was not statistically significant after intervention (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the MBCT program resulted in an increase in the
mean scores for quality of life and self-efficacy in hemodialysis patients.