Key result
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and meta-cognitive therapy both improve emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity.
Why the study?
The comparative effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and meta-cognitive therapy on emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity in elderly with heart disease was unclear.
Does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared to meta-cognitive therapy improve emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity in elderly patients with heart disease?
RCT (n=50)
Randomly divided
Does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy compared to meta-cognitive therapy improve emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity in elderly patients with heart disease?
p-value: p=< 0.001
Both mindfulness-based and meta-cognitive therapies improve emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity in elderly heart disease patients, with meta-cognitive therapy being more effective for anxiety fear control.
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Supports adding MBCT or MCT to care for elderly heart disease patients; extends evidence for psychological interventions in cardiology.
Hatamian et al. (2020) conducted an RCT in Heart disease (n=50). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy vs. Meta-cognitive therapy based on training was evaluated on Emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity (p=< 0.001). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and meta-cognitive therapy both significantly improved emotion regulation and anxiety sensitivity (p < 0.001).
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