Discussion
thalassemia
THALASSEMIA, CHRONIC ILLNESS
The present study aimed to determine the impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction counseling on rejection sensitivity and resilience of the patients with thalassemia and showed a reduction in the mean score of rejection sensitivity compared to before the intervention, and it was statistically significant. Joss et al. (2020) [The study results indicated that mindfulness-based stress reduction counseling was effective in increasing the resilience of patients with thalassemia. Resilience is the ability to have adaptive responses to adversities, such as chronic illness, and situations known to be the generators of stress associated with the condition. Resilience can be seen in all kinds of behaviors, thoughts and actions throughout the life cycle [