Eficacia de la terapia psicoeducativa grupal de reducción de estrés basada en “atención plena/mindfulness” en personas con síntomas asociados a trastornos de ansiedad y/o depresión

Abstract

Objective Evaluate the efficacy of a psychoeducational group intervention based on mindfulness in people with anxious / depressive disorder in the field of Primary Care. Method Quasi-experimental study pre and post intervention without control group. Results Sample of 21 patients: 85.7% women, with an average age of 48.52 years. Among the variables studied, there was a decrease of 10.81 points in STAI-trait, 12.24 points in STAIstate, 10.19 points in the General Health Goldberg questionnaire and an increase of 22.04 in Mindfulness skills. Conclusions The intervention based on mindfulness has been effective in the treatment of patients diagnosed with anxiety and / or depression, producing a reduction in anxious, depressing, somatic and social dysfunction symptoms.