Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on the Quality of Life of Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes is a chronic and lifelong disease, which has many physical and psychological complications that may affect the quality of life. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction on the quality of life in patients with type II diabetes. This quasi-experimental study had a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study population included 30 diabetic patients (%40 male), randomly divided into two groups of the experimental and control groups. This study benefited from Waren and Sherbourne quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). Eight sessions of Mindfulness-based stress reduction group training were conducted in eight weeks for the experimental group while the control group received no intervention. Both groups completed the SF-36 questionnaire before and after the intervention. Data analysis showed that some scales of quality of life in the experimental group significantly were improved in the posttest compared to the control group. Based on the obtained results of this study, mindfulness-based stress reduction group training can be effective in improving the patients’ quality of life with type II diabetes mellitus.