TY - JOUR T1 - Mindfulness and diabetes: evaluation of effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Stress Reductionon glycemic control in diabetes TT - ذهن آگاهی و دیابت: اثربخشی ذهن آگاهی مبتنی بر کاهش استرس بر کنترل دیابت JF - RJMS JO - RJMS VL - 20 IS - 108 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2577-en.html Y1 - 2013 SP - 40 EP - 52 KW - Diabetes KW - Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction KW - glycemic control KW - Glycolysis hemoglobin. N2 -   Background: Mindfulness is a mind-body medicine technique which is used in stress reduction and promotion in many patients quality of life, with chronic diabetes. The purpose of this study was evaluating the effectiveness of mindfulness based on stress reduction on glycemic control of patients with diabetes.   Methods : in the case-control experimental research60 diabetic patients (30 control group, 30 experimental groups) in Shahriyar city were invited to participate in this study. Mindfulness presents in 8 weekly sessions. Glycolysis hemoglobin as indicator of glycemic control was assessed, before and after this intervention. T-test for dependant groups and independent groups and one-way ANOVA was used for data analysis.   Results: Results indicate a significant difference between pre test and post test of experimental group.   Conclusions: So it is concluded that mindfulness has significant effects on glycemic control. M3 ER -