Data collection
thalassemia, eating meditation
THALASSEMIA, EVENTS, EVENT
After obtaining the necessary permits, the researcher visited the Kerman thalassemia center and started sampling. The present study lasted from April to mid-August 2022. She visited the thalassemia center in the morning and invited all eligible patients with thalassemia to participate in the study. She explained them the study objectives and method and received their informed consent. The participants were divided into two control and intervention groups using a stratified block randomization method (43 in each group). The demographic characteristics information form, the rejection sensitivity questionnaire-adult version, and the Conner-Davidson resilience scale were completed by both groups before the intervention (online questionnaire Mindfulness-based stress reduction counseling sessionsIntroductory session, goal setting, definition of key research variables, awareness of the meaning and concept of mindfulness, nonjudgmental observation, fluid flow of external and internal stimuli, freedom from automatic pilot, raisin meditationAssignment: eating meditation (concentration of what we do at home)Discussing homework, reviewing the difference between current and previous sessions, discussing obstacles to practice (restlessness and mind-wandering),exploring our edges, and coming home to our bodies, knowing the body and its emotions and stress reactions, taking more care of ourselves (fight or flight)Body scan practice (body meditation), sitting meditation and breathingAssignment: All previous assignments plus new assignment (sitting meditation)Discussing the previous assignment, focusing on being in the present (coming home to our bodies), observing and hearing without judgement (2 min), and focusing on the five senses (3 min)Assignment: sitting meditation, body scan, breathing, conscious observation and listening in an unpleasant event and alternative behaviorsDiscussing previous practices, defining stress and the body's reaction to it, paying attention to the body sounds, breathing, breathing and thoughts, responding and reacting to difficult situations and walking consciouslyAssignment: previous practices, a three-minute practice in an unpleasant event and alternative behaviors of walking consciouslyDiscussing the previous practices, starting the second phase of mindful body movements and responding more effectively to stress, mediating in daily life, becoming aware of thoughts and feelings and saving more energy to deal with problemsAssignment: previous practices, a three-minute practice in an unpleasant eventDiscussing previous practices, doing homework in groups of 3 and practicing successive thoughts techniques for an hour, confronting others, and Mindful communication. Content of thoughts are not real, and what is the best way to take care of ourselves?Assignment: doing a combination of practices, a three-minute practice in an unpleasant event and a new activityDiscussing previous practices and taking more care of ourselves (life is like a game of snakes and ladders, rebalance in life)Four-dimensional meditation, pleasant and unpleasant events and how to make events pleasant through a three-minute mindful practiceAssignment: combined techniques, a three-minute practice of an unpleasant event and a new technique