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Systemic Sclerosis Patients Experiencing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program: The Beneficial Effect on Their Psychological Status and Quality of Life

Psychological concerns in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients represent an important issue and should be addressed through non-pharmacological treatments. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the effects of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on psychological variables an...

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Autores principales: El Aoufy, Khadija, Pezzutto, Arianna, Pollina, Alessandra, Rasero, Laura, Bambi, Stefano, Bellando-Randone, Silvia, Guiducci, Serena, Maddali-Bongi, Susanna, Matucci Cerinic, Marco
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36767877
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032512
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author El Aoufy, Khadija
Pezzutto, Arianna
Pollina, Alessandra
Rasero, Laura
Bambi, Stefano
Bellando-Randone, Silvia
Guiducci, Serena
Maddali-Bongi, Susanna
Matucci Cerinic, Marco
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Pezzutto, Arianna
Pollina, Alessandra
Rasero, Laura
Bambi, Stefano
Bellando-Randone, Silvia
Guiducci, Serena
Maddali-Bongi, Susanna
Matucci Cerinic, Marco
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description Psychological concerns in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients represent an important issue and should be addressed through non-pharmacological treatments. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the effects of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on psychological variables and the perspectives and experiences of patients with an SSc diagnosis. Notably, 32 SSc patients were enrolled and assigned to either the intervention (MBSR) group or the waitlist group. Inclusion criteria were (i) age ≥ 18 years, SSc diagnosis according to EULAR/ACR diagnostic criteria and informed consent. Exclusion criteria were previous participation in any Mind-Body Therapy or psychiatric diagnosis. Quantitative and qualitative outcomes were investigated through clinometric questionnaires and individual interviews. MBSR did not significantly impact outcomes such as physical functionality, anxiety, hopelessness, depression, physical health status, perceived stress, mindfulness and mental health status. For the anger evaluation, statistically significant differences are found for both controlling and expressing anger, indicating that the MBSR program had a favorable impact. As for qualitative results, more awareness of daily activities, stress reduction in terms of recognizing the causes and implementing self-strategies to prevent them, adherence to therapy, and recognition of the effect of medication on their bodies were reported. In conclusion, it is important to highlight the absence of negative or side effects of the MBSR program and the positive impact on patients’ experience and perspective; thus, we suggest this approach should be taken into account for SSc patients.
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spelling pubmed-99154432023-02-11 Systemic Sclerosis Patients Experiencing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program: The Beneficial Effect on Their Psychological Status and Quality of Life El Aoufy, Khadija Pezzutto, Arianna Pollina, Alessandra Rasero, Laura Bambi, Stefano Bellando-Randone, Silvia Guiducci, Serena Maddali-Bongi, Susanna Matucci Cerinic, Marco Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Psychological concerns in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients represent an important issue and should be addressed through non-pharmacological treatments. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the effects of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program on psychological variables and the perspectives and experiences of patients with an SSc diagnosis. Notably, 32 SSc patients were enrolled and assigned to either the intervention (MBSR) group or the waitlist group. Inclusion criteria were (i) age ≥ 18 years, SSc diagnosis according to EULAR/ACR diagnostic criteria and informed consent. Exclusion criteria were previous participation in any Mind-Body Therapy or psychiatric diagnosis. Quantitative and qualitative outcomes were investigated through clinometric questionnaires and individual interviews. MBSR did not significantly impact outcomes such as physical functionality, anxiety, hopelessness, depression, physical health status, perceived stress, mindfulness and mental health status. For the anger evaluation, statistically significant differences are found for both controlling and expressing anger, indicating that the MBSR program had a favorable impact. As for qualitative results, more awareness of daily activities, stress reduction in terms of recognizing the causes and implementing self-strategies to prevent them, adherence to therapy, and recognition of the effect of medication on their bodies were reported. In conclusion, it is important to highlight the absence of negative or side effects of the MBSR program and the positive impact on patients’ experience and perspective; thus, we suggest this approach should be taken into account for SSc patients. MDPI 2023-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9915443/ /pubmed/36767877 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032512 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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El Aoufy, Khadija
Pezzutto, Arianna
Pollina, Alessandra
Rasero, Laura
Bambi, Stefano
Bellando-Randone, Silvia
Guiducci, Serena
Maddali-Bongi, Susanna
Matucci Cerinic, Marco
Systemic Sclerosis Patients Experiencing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program: The Beneficial Effect on Their Psychological Status and Quality of Life
title Systemic Sclerosis Patients Experiencing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program: The Beneficial Effect on Their Psychological Status and Quality of Life
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title_full_unstemmed Systemic Sclerosis Patients Experiencing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program: The Beneficial Effect on Their Psychological Status and Quality of Life
title_short Systemic Sclerosis Patients Experiencing Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program: The Beneficial Effect on Their Psychological Status and Quality of Life
title_sort systemic sclerosis patients experiencing mindfulness-based stress reduction program: the beneficial effect on their psychological status and quality of life
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36767877
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032512
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