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  • Psychiatry
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients often experience psychological distress alongside poor physical health.
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has demonstrated benefits for psychological and physical outcomes in other chronic conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the efficacy of MBCT as an adjunct to standard Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) for COPD patients.
  • To evaluate the impact of MBCT on psychological distress and physical health status in COPD.

Main Methods:

  • Cluster randomized trial comparing an 8-week MBCT add-on to PR versus PR alone in COPD patients.
  • Primary outcomes measured using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) at multiple time points.
  • Follow-up assessments conducted at 3 and 6 months post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • A statistically significant and durable time×arm effect was observed for HADS scores, indicating reduced psychological distress (Cohen's d=0.62, p=0.010).
  • The effect of MBCT on the CAT scores for physical health status did not reach statistical significance (Cohen's d=0.42, p=0.061).

Conclusions:

  • MBCT is an efficacious and durable add-on therapy for reducing psychological distress in COPD patients undergoing PR.
  • Further research may be needed to optimize MBCT's impact on physical health status in this population.