Negative automatic thoughts and sleep quality in patients with hypertension

Many  psychosocial  factors  such  as  lifestyle,  disturbing  thoughts,  negative emotions,  insufficient  sleep  can  cause  chronic  hypertension.  Today, one of the factors influencing the prevalence of hypertension is psychosocial factors such as persistent and chronic stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on stress, negative automatic thoughts and sleep quality in patients with hypertension.  For  this purpose,  in  a quasi xperiential   study  with  pre-test,  post-test  and  control  group,  30  patients  with hypertension  referred  to  Imam  Sajjad  Hospital  in  Tabriz  were  selected  by available sample and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group   participated in 8 sessions of therapeutic intervention.  The groups were evaluated for stress, negative automatic thoughts and sleep quality before and after the treatment interventions. The results of univariate analysis of covariance  showed  that  mindfulness-based  cognitive  therapy  significantly reduced  stress  and  negative  automatic  thoughts  and  improved  sleep  quality  in patients with hypertension; Therefore, it can be concluded that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy promotes psychological health in these patients.