Comparing mindfulness and type D personality between women with noncardiac chest pain and healthy women in Tehran city

Introduction: With regard to the importance of psychological factors in the appearance of physical pain, this research is performed with the aim of comparing mindfulness and type D personality between women. Methods: The number of samples in this research includes 60 female diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain that were selected from two hospitals and heart clinic with convenience sampling method and they were compared with 60 healthy women without chest pain who had the criteria to enter the research. The subjects answered to two questionnaires of Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) and type D personality. Results: The results show that there is a significant difference for type D personality (negative affectivity and social inhibition) between the women diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain and healthy women in Tehran (P<0.05). Conclusion: With regard to the results of research that represent the difference of mindfulness and type D personality in women with non-cardiac chest pain compared to healthy people, it is suggested to use psychological interventions both for treatment and the recovery of this group of patients supervised by specialists.