The Effect of Group Counselling based on Mindfulness on the Perceived Stress of Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Referring to the Comprehensive Health Service and Diabetes Center in Hamadan City in 2021: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Study.
Reviews on recent clinical trials July 22, 2025 Niloofar Anajafi, Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi, Farideh Kazemi et al.
Group counselling based on mindfulness significantly reduces perceived stress in pregnant women with gestational diabetes. In a randomized trial, 80 pregnant women with gestational diabetes were assigned to either eight sessions of mindfulness counselling focused on emotion regulation or a control group receiving no intervention. Before the intervention, both groups completed a demographic questionnaire and the Cohen Perceived Stress Questionnaire. One month after the intervention, the mindfulness group's mean perceived stress score dropped from 29.72 to 26.10, a statistically significant decrease. No differences in socio-demographic characteristics existed between groups. Mindfulness-based counselling helps pregnant women with gestational diabetes manage stress and may reduce adverse physical and psychological outcomes.