Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on quality of life and marital burnout in opiate dependent male

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on quality of life and marital burnout  in opiate dependent male. This is a quasi-experimental research with pretest-posttest and control group design. The statistical population of research included all opiate dependent male who referred to one of the addiction treatment centers in Rasht during the second half of the year. Thirty addicted men were selected by purposeful sampling (inclusion and exclusion criteria) and were randomly assigned into two experimental groups (n = 15) and control group (n = 15). mindfulness-based stress reduction program was administered to the experimental group in a group of 8 sessions for 90 minutes once a week; the control group was in wait list for two months. World Health Organization Quality of Life-BRIEF and Pinez Burnout Scale were used in two stages of pre-test and post-test. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean of post-test scores in the experimental and control groups in the variables of quality of life and marital burnout. it can be said that attention-based stress reduction therapy has an impact on improving quality of life and reducing marital burnout in opiate dependent male.