Conclusion
depression, anxiety
The present study indicated that the MBSR program had a promising positive effect on the mental wellbeing of medical students. The differences were insignificant between both groups in post-test measures, and only the anxiety score significantly changed in the follow-up measures. However, repeated measurements showed better outcomes in anxiety and stress score. In addition, the results provided good insight into the relationship between the number of attended sessions and the improvement in depression and anxiety scores. Furthermore, gender-based stratification revealed that males had significant improvement in mindfulness, anxiety, and stress, while females scored significant change to stress scale.The literature lacks sufficient information about the effect of MBSR in local non-clinical populations, so these results could provide information on local experience. Unfortunately, the study was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although it was not one of our objectives to assess the efficacy of MBSR during the outbreak, this study could also provide information about the effectiveness of the MBSR in highly stressful times.