Effects of mindfulness training on emotion and acceptance for people with disabilities: a systematic review / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To systematically review the effect of mindfulness training on emotion and acceptance for people with disabilities. Methods From Web of Science, EBSCO, APA PsycInfo, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Medline, CNKI, and Wanfang Data, researches about mindfulness training for people with disabilities were searched, from January 1st, 2010 to November 31st, 2020. The researches were screened, assessed the qualities and extracted data of included studies, and then, systematicaly reviewed. Results Fifteen researches were revealed, including 64 samples and 1065 participants. People with mental, intellectual, physical and speech disabilities were involved. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, mindfulness-based Taiji Quan and mindfulness-based Yoga were commonly used. The effect of mindfulness training on people with disabilities were mainly reflected in the decrease of anxiety and depression, and the improvement of the acceptance for negative experiences. Conclusion Mindfulness training can help to improve the negative emotions and psychological acceptance for people with disabilities, thereby promoting physical and mental health and the quality of life.