Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reduces parenting anxiety and enhances quality of life in patients with breast cancer

Table 3 Parenting anxiety and competence scores before and after treatment

Item	Time	Conventional treatment group (n = 123)	MBCT group (n = 126)	t value	P value
PCQ (score)
Total	Before	58.35 ± 10.54	59.65 ± 9.52	1.025	0.306
	After	52.12 ± 5.53	50.54 ± 4.65	2.431	0.016
Concerns about the actual impact on children	Before	22.76 ± 4.65	23.32 ± 3.65	1.050	0.295
	After	20.85 ± 0.69	19.65 ± 7.96	1.679	0.096
Concerns about the emotional impact on children	Before	25.76 ± 4.75	25.52 ± 4.36	0.413	0.680
	After	23.91 ± 4.79	22.56 ± 4.56	2.269	0.024
Concerns about the father/mother of the child	Before	14.65 ± 3.65	13.75 ± 3.65	1.948	0.053
	After	11.36 ± 3.60	10.64 ± 3.34	1.626	0.105
PSOCS (score)
Total	Before	53.67 ± 3.28	52.76 ± 4.54	1.814	0.071
	After	59.75 ± 4.96	61.56 ± 4.65	2.969	0.003
Parenting effectiveness	Before	24.78 ± 2.86	24.78 ± 3.65	0.000	1.000
	After	29.24 ± 1.22	30.76 ± 9.28	1.824	0.07
Parenting satisfaction	Before	30.15 ± 0.46	29.57 ± 8.52	0.753	0.453
	After	34.51 ± 3.00	34.67 ± 2.83	0.446	0.656

MBCT: Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy; PCQ: Parenting concerns questionnaire; PSOCS: Parenting sense of competence scale.