Comparison of the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on grief syndrome in women with Covid-19 grief disorder

Javidnia, Soheila; Mojtabaei, Mina; Bashardost, Simin

doi:10.22054/qccpc.2022.65527.2862

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch, Iran

² 2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch, Iran

³ Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch

https://doi.org/10.22054/qccpc.2022.65527.2862

Abstract

The prevalence of grief disorder syndrome has been one of the consequences of the outbreak of Covid-19 virus. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy and mindfulness based cognitive therapy on grief syndrome in women with Covid-19 grief disorder. The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and two-month follow-up with a control group. From 25 to 45 years old women with grief disorder (caused by Covid-19) in Tehran in 2020-2021, 45 people were selected by voluntary sampling and randomly assigned to three groups (15 people in each group). The research instruments included Hogan grief reaction checklist (2001). One group received emotion-based therapy (10 sessions of one and a half hours) and one group received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (9 sessions of one and a half hours). The control group was placed on a waiting list and did not receive any intervention during the study. To analyze the data, repeated measures analysis of variance was used using the assumptions. The results showed that both interventions were significantly more effective in all six components of grief syndrome compared to the control group and emotion-focused therapy was significantly more effective than cognitive therapy based on mindfulness syndrome (other than personal growth) (p<0/05). The results showed more efficiency of emotion-focused therapy compared to cognitive therapy based on Covid-19 grief syndrome in women.

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Comparison of the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on grief syndrome in women with Covid-19 grief disorder

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Volume 13, Issue 51 - Serial Number 51
September 2022
Pages 115-147

Comparison of the effectiveness of emotion-focused therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on grief syndrome in women with Covid-19 grief disorder

References

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Volume 13, Issue 51 - Serial Number 51September 2022Pages 115-147

Volume 13, Issue 51 - Serial Number 51
September 2022
Pages 115-147