the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on quality of life in perimenopausal women

Background: menopause is a physiological alteration affecting women’s quality of life. mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (mbct) as a psychological and non-pharmacological method can be effective to improve the quality of life in perimenopausal women. objectives: the present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of mbct on the quality of life in perimenopausal women. methods: this randomized controlled trial was conducted on 73 perimenopausal women from august 2017 to february 2018 in four health centers in yazd. they were randomly divided into the intervention (n = 36) and control (n = 37) groups by using simple random sampling method; indeed, the random number table. the mbct was given once a week to the intervention group over eight two-hour sessions and the control group received no intervention. the data collection instruments included a demographic questionnaire, cooperman’s index, and the menopause-related quality of life questionnaire, which were fulfilled by both groups before, immediately after, and one month after the completion of the intervention. results: in the intervention group, the mean score of quality of life and its dimensions (except for the sexual dimension) immediately and one month after the completion of the intervention showed a significant reduction compared with the control group (p < 0.001). also, the improvement of the quality of life and its dimensions mean scores was significant in three intervals of the study in the intervention group (p < 0.001). conclusions: given the effectiveness of mbct in enhancing the quality of life in perimenopausal women, this method is recommended to be used as a supportive method for management of perimenopausal period.