A study on the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and loving-kindness mediation on depression, rumination, mindfulness level and quality of life in depressed patients

Ying Wang; Chunfeng Fu; Yuling Liu; Dongdong Li; Changzhi Wang; Rongli Sun; Yaoxin Song

A study on the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and loving-kindness mediation on depression, rumination, mindfulness level and quality of life in depressed patients

Am J Transl Res. 2021 May 15;13(5):4666-4675. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Ying Wang¹, Chunfeng Fu², Yuling Liu¹, Dongdong Li³, Changzhi Wang¹, Rongli Sun⁴, Yaoxin Song⁵

Affiliations

¹ Career Guidance Department, Qiqihar Medical University Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, China.
² The First Special Hospital of Harbin Heilongjiang, China.
³ Medical Technology College, Qiqihar Medical University Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, China.
⁴ Nursing College, Qiqihar Medical University Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, China.
⁵ Student Affairs Department, Qiqihar Medical University Qiqihar 161006, Heilongjiang, China.

PMID: 34150046
PMCID: PMC8205847

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) plus loving-kindness mediation (LKM) in depressed patients.

Methods: A total of 125 depressed patients diagnosed in the Department of Psychiatry of our hospital were selected as the research subjects and were randomly divided into a control group (n=62) and an observation group (n=63). The control group was treated with conventional psychological intervention, while the observation group was treated with MBCT plus LKM. The therapeutic outcomes were compared between the two groups.

Results: At 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after intervention, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) scores and the scores for introspection and deliberation, forced thinking, rumination of symptoms, treatment, ability and social relationships in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, while Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) scores and the scores for psychology, environment, physiology, social relations, self-acceptance, and self-evaluation in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: MBCT plus LKM can effectively improve depression, rumination, mindfulness level, quality of life, the sense of stigma and degree of self-acceptance in depressed patients.

Keywords: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy; degree of depression; depression; loving-kindness meditation; mindfulness level; quality of life; rumination.