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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Health Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1372586

Effects of an online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for caregivers of children with allergic rhinitis

Provisionally accepted
Xixi Yan Xixi Yan 1Huimin Sun Huimin Sun 2*Zhongwei Xiong Zhongwei Xiong 3*Jieli Li Jieli Li 3*Xiaomin Ding Xiaomin Ding 2*Jinjin Zhang Jinjin Zhang 1*Yadong Gao Yadong Gao 1
  • 1 Department of Allergy, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
  • 2 Department of Neuropsychology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hebei Province, China
  • 3 Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

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    The incidence of allergic rhinitis in children is high across the world, as well as in China. Allergic rhinitis in children has serious impact on physical and mental health of the children. At the same time, the caregivers of allergic rhinitis children have heavy burden of care, and their mental problems are severe. It is necessary to implement timely psychological intervention for the caregivers of allergic rhinitis children. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is a safe and effective psychological therapy, and the effect of online intervention can be comparable to the traditional face-to-face intervention programme. This study focused on the mental health status in the main caregivers of children with allergic rhinitis, and conducted a modified online MBCT intervention on the caregivers, in order to improve their adverse mental state, meanwhile, improve the quality of care they provide. The results show that online MBCT intervention is applicable to the main caregivers of children with allergic rhinitis, and can effectively reduce caregiver burden, relieve anxiety and depression, and improve the level of mindfulness in the caregivers.Allergic rhinitis in children is a common chronic disease in childhood and adolescence in China, and it affects about 14% of children worldwide (Li et al., 2011; Aït~Khaled et al., 2009). Allergic rhinitis 字体: (默认)Times New Roman 设置格式[Xixi Yan]: 字体: (默认) Times New Roman, (中 文)宋体, 小四, 图案: 清除(自动设置), (中文)中文(简 体

    Keywords: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy1, allergic rhinitis2, Caregiver3, care burden4, anxiety5

    Received: 22 Jan 2024; Accepted: 29 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yan, Sun, Xiong, Li, Ding, Zhang and Gao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Huimin Sun, Department of Neuropsychology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hebei Province, China
    Zhongwei Xiong, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei Province, China
    Jieli Li, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei Province, China
    Xiaomin Ding, Department of Neuropsychology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hebei Province, China
    Jinjin Zhang, Department of Allergy, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

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