Evaluation of the application effect of online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in the health management of elderly patients with copd during the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic

Sun, X.; Xie, L.; Feng, X.; Xia, X.; He, Y.; Tan, L.; Zhao, H.

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during the lockdown period due to the COVID-19 epidemic. From January 23, 2020 to March 30, 2020, one hundred and thirteen elderly patients with stable COPD were selected as participants of the research, and a WeChat group was used for mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. CAT and mMRC were used to compare the symptoms and health status of patients before and after the epidemic lockdown. After the epidemic lockdown, the cough symptoms, energy status, total score and mMRC score in the CAT questionnaire were lower than before the epidemic lockdown, and the difference was statistically significant (p<0.05). During the epidemic lockdown, the use of WeChat groups to conduct mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can help alleviate panic, improve patients' self-management behavior, and enhance the quality of life and health of patients. © 2021, ASCR Press. All rights reserved.