Comparison of the effectiveness of logo therapy with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the life expectancy and psychological well-being of patients with corona virus

The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of logo therapy (LT) with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on life expectancy and psychological well-being of patients with corona virus.

This study was a semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this study consisted of all people with corona virus in Tabriz who had referred to the medical clinics of this city in 2021. 45 people were selected by purposive sampling method, and randomly divided into three groups (15 people each). Members of both experimental groups received their treatment in 8 sessions of 1.5 hours; however, the control group did not receive any treatment. Analysis was done through repeated measures analysis of variance & Bonferroni post hoc test.

In the pre-test, the mean and standard deviation of LT for life expectancy was 15.13±3.09 and for psychological well-being 46.73±5.98, in MBCT for life expectancy 14.80±2.39 and for psychological well-being it was 45.87±5.05, and in the control group it was 13.73±2.65 for life expectancy and 46.60±6.55 for psychological well-being (p>0.05). Both treatments compared to the control group, increased life expectancy and psychological well-being in patient after the test (p<0.001). In the follow-up phase, the effect of these two treatments on life expectancy and psychological well-being was lasting (p<0.001). The effect of these two treatments at posttest and follow-up was not different (p>0.05).

LT and MBCT can potentially increase life expectancy and psychological well-being of patients with corona virus.