Comparing the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Trainin dapted For Iranʹʹs Culture and Cognitive – Behavioral Training on Chronic Pain in Employees

The aim of the present study was to comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness based cognitive training MBCT adapted for Iranʹs culture and cognitive- behavioral training CBT on chronic pain in employees. In this research, using experimental method, 54 employees were selected and randomly assigned into the 2 experimental groups and control (18 per a group), and were assessed in pre-test, post-test and follow up by the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (Ira et al, 1995). First experimental group received 8 sessions of MBCT, while second experimental group received 8 sessions of cognitive-behavioral training CBT, each session took 120 minutes. The results of the within and between subjects from analysis of repeated measures revealed that training have a significant effect on reduce in chronic pain (P ? 0.01). The post hoc test also revealed that MBCT was more effective than CBT in chronic pain (P ? 0.01).