title: Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction on Quality of Life (SF-36) and Spirometry Parameters, in Chemically Pulmonary Injured Veterans.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Studies have shown that Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has positive effect on physical and psychological dimensions of chronic illnesses. In this study for the first time we examine the effect of this new technique on quality of life and pulmonary function in chemically pulmonary injured veterans who have chronic pulmonary problem, psychological problems and low quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty male pulmonary injured veterans were randomly replaced in two groups with 20 participants (MBSR and control Wait List (WL)). Then MBSR group received 8-weekly sessions intervention. We evaluate quality of life (used SF-36 questionnaire) and Spirometry parameters two times; before and after intervention in two group. We used "mixed factorial analyses of variance" test for analyzing data in each dependent variables. Then if we have significant interactional effect, we used -paired- sample t-test" for comparing before and after intervention data of each group, and "Independent-Sample t-test" for comparing after intervention data of two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The MBSR compare to WL group improved SF-36 total score, (F (1, 38) =12.09, P=0.001), "Role limitations due to physical problems"(F(1,38)= 6.92, P=0.01), "Role limitations due to emotional problems"(F(1,38)= 7.75, P=0.008), "Social functioning"(F(1,38)= 9.89, P=0.003), "Mental health"(F(1,38)= 15.93, P=0), "Vitality"(F(1,38)= 40.03, P≤0.001), and "Pain"(F(1,38)= 27.60, P≤0.001). MBSR had no significant effect on "FEV1" (F (1, 38) = 0.03, P=0.85),"FVC" (F (1, 38) = 0.16, P=0.69) and "FEV1/FVC" (F (1, 38) = 2.21, P=0.14).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MBSR can improve individual's quality of life but not lung function in chemically pulmonary injured veterans.
authors.affiliation: 1. Chemical Injuries Research Center Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran ; 2. Dept. of Psychology, Payame Noor University , Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arefnasab
authors.affiliation: 1. Chemical Injuries Research Center Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghanei
authors.affiliation: 3. Dept. of Psychology, Tehran university of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Noorbala
authors.affiliation: 2. Dept. of Psychology, Payame Noor University , Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alipour
authors.affiliation: 4. Anti-microbial Drug Resistance Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences , Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: Farhang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Babamahmoodi
authors.affiliation: 5. Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University Of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdolreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babamahmoodi
authors.affiliation: 1. Chemical Injuries Research Center Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salehi
keywords: Mindfulness; Quality of life; SF-36; Spirometry; Stress; Veterans