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Wilson D, Mackintosh S, Nicholas MK, Moseley GL, Costa DSJ, Ashton-James CE. Is the psychological composition of the therapeutic group associated with individual outcomes in group cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain? Br J Pain 2021; 15:69-81. [PMID: 33633854 DOI: 10.1177/2049463719895803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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This study explored whether the psychological composition of a group, with respect to mood, catastrophising, fear of movement and pain self-efficacy characteristics at baseline, is associated with individuals' treatment outcomes following group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based programmes for chronic pain. Retrospective analyses of outcomes from two independently run CBT-based pain management programmes (Programme A: N = 317 and Programme B: N = 693) were conducted. Mixed modelling analyses did not consistently support the presence of associations between group median scores of depression, catastrophising or fear avoidance with outcomes for individuals in either programme. These results suggest that the psychological profiles of groups are not robust predictors of individual outcomes in CBT groups for chronic pain. By implication, efforts made to consider group composition with respect to psychological attributes may be unnecessary.
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- Dianne Wilson
- University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Tighe CA, Youk A, Ibrahim SA, Weiner DK, Vina ER, Kwoh CK, Gallagher RM, Bramoweth AD, Hausmann LRM. Pain Catastrophizing and Arthritis Self-Efficacy as Mediators of Sleep Disturbance and Osteoarthritis Symptom Severity. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 21:501-510. [PMID: 31504838 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sleep and pain-related experiences are consistently associated, but the pathways linking these experiences are not well understood. We evaluated whether pain catastrophizing and arthritis self-efficacy mediate the association between sleep disturbance and osteoarthritis (OA) symptom severity in patients with knee OA. METHODS We analyzed cross-sectional baseline data collected from Veterans Affairs (VA) patients enrolled in a clinical trial examining the effectiveness of a positive psychology intervention in managing pain from knee OA. Participants indicated how often in the past two weeks they were bothered by trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much. We used validated scales to assess the primary outcome (OA symptom severity) and potential mediators (arthritis self-efficacy and pain catastrophizing). To test the proposed mediation model, we used parallel multiple mediation analyses with bootstrapping, controlling for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with bivariate associations with OA symptom severity. RESULTS The sample included 517 patients (Mage = 64 years, 72.9% male, 52.2% African American). On average, participants reported experiencing sleep disturbance at least several days in the past two weeks (M = 1.41, SD = 1.18) and reported moderate OA symptom severity (M = 48.22, SD = 16.36). More frequent sleep disturbance was associated with higher OA symptom severity directly (b = 3.08, P <0.001) and indirectly, through higher pain catastrophizing (b = 0.60, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.20 to 1.11) and lower arthritis self-efficacy (b = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.42 to 1.42). CONCLUSIONS Pain catastrophizing and arthritis self-efficacy partially mediated the association between sleep disturbance and OA symptom severity. Behavioral interventions that address pain catastrophizing and/or self-efficacy may buffer the association between sleep disturbance and OA symptom severity.
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- Caitlan A Tighe
- VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Healthcare Policy & Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- College of Medicine and University of Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- College of Medicine and University of Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.,Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- VISN 4 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Kelleher SA, Winger JG, Fisher HM, Miller SN, Reed SD, Thorn BE, Spring B, Samsa GP, Majestic CM, Shelby RA, Sutton LM, Keefe FJ, Somers TJ. Behavioral cancer pain intervention using videoconferencing and a mobile application for medically underserved patients: Rationale, design, and methods of a prospective multisite randomized controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials 2021; 102:106287. [PMID: 33497833 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Women with breast cancer in medically underserved areas are particularly vulnerable to persistent pain and disability. Behavioral pain interventions reduce pain and improve outcomes. Cancer patients in medically underserved areas receive limited adjunctive cancer care, as many lack access to pain therapists trained in behavioral interventions, face travel barriers to regional medical centers, and may have low literacy and limited resources. mHealth technologies have the potential to decrease barriers but must be carefully adapted for, and efficacy-tested with, medically underserved patients. We developed an mHealth behavioral pain coping skills training intervention (mPCST-Community). We now utilize a multisite randomized controlled trial to: 1) test the extent mPCST-Community reduces breast cancer patients' pain severity (primary outcome), pain interference, fatigue, physical disability, and psychological distress; 2) examine potential mediators of intervention effects; and 3) evaluate the intervention's cost and cost-effectiveness. METHODS/DESIGN Breast cancer patients (N = 180) will be randomized to mPCST-Community or an attention control. mPCST-Community's four-session protocol will be delivered via videoconferencing at an underserved community clinic by a remote pain therapist at a major medical center. Videoconference sessions will be supplemented with a mobile application. Participants will complete self-report measures at baseline, post-intervention, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups. CONCLUSIONS mPCST-Community has the potential to reduce pain and disability, and decrease barriers for cancer patients in medically underserved areas. This is one of the first trials to test an mHealth behavioral cancer pain intervention developed specifically for medically underserved communities. If successful, it could lead to widespread implementation and decreased health disparities.
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- Sarah A Kelleher
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Population Health Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- The Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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Abstract
There is tremendous interpatient variability in the response to analgesic therapy
(even for efficacious treatments), which can be the source of great frustration
in clinical practice. This has led to calls for “precision
medicine” or personalized pain therapeutics (ie, empirically based
algorithms that determine the optimal treatments, or treatment combinations, for
individual patients) that would presumably improve both the clinical care of
patients with pain and the success rates for putative analgesic drugs in phase 2
and 3 clinical trials. However, before implementing this approach, the
characteristics of individual patients or subgroups of patients that increase or
decrease the response to a specific treatment need to be identified. The
challenge is to identify the measurable phenotypic characteristics of patients
that are most predictive of individual variation in analgesic treatment
outcomes, and the measurement tools that are best suited to evaluate these
characteristics. In this article, we present evidence on the most promising of
these phenotypic characteristics for use in future research, including
psychosocial factors, symptom characteristics, sleep patterns, responses to
noxious stimulation, endogenous pain-modulatory processes, and response to
pharmacologic challenge. We provide evidence-based recommendations for core
phenotyping domains and recommend measures of each domain.
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Effectiveness of Conventional Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Its Computerized Version on Reduction in Pain Intensity, Depression, Anger, and Anxiety in Children with Cancer: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.5812/ijpbs.83110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background: Experiencing painful procedures during life is inevitable. Poor pain management is associated with negative effects on the quality of life, remaining for a long time after the experience. Long-term negative effects of pain possess a significant cost burden on society. Nowadays, computers are globally available, and computerized psychological interventions can reduce negative emotions. Objectives: The present study aimed at examining the effectiveness of conventional cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and its computerized version on reduction in pain intensity, depression, anger, and anxiety in children with cancer. Methods: The present randomized, controlled, clinical trial was performed on three groups of conventional CBT, computerized CBT (cCBT), and control. Children with cancer, referring to Shafa Hospital of Ahvaz, Iran, constituted the study samples. A total of 15 children aged 9 - 12 years were assigned to each group by using the lottery method. All three groups received routine medical treatments during the study, but the two intervention groups also received psychological interventions as a complementary treatment. The control group received routine medical treatment and underwent cCBT intervention after the study. The data-i e, pre- and post-tests, were collected by a masters’ student in clinical psychology that was blind to the study objectives. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA, ANOVA, and t-tests of differential scores. Results: The findings of the study indicated that both interventions could reduce negative emotions associated with cancer (i. e, pain, anger, anxiety, and depression) in children compared with the control group (P < 0.0001). In addition, there were no significant differences between the two intervention groups (P < 0.01). It means both interventions were useful to reduce pain and enhance adjustment. Conclusions: The cCBT can be utilized in case of no access to psychologists and psychological services.
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Sahar K, Thomas SA, Clarke SP. Adjustment to fibromyalgia: The role of domain‐specific self‐efficacy and acceptance. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Karan Sahar
- Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK,
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- Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK,
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- Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK,
- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK,
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Zhang Q, Zhang J, Ran W, Yu S, Jin Y. Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy on kinesiophobia and oral health-related quality of life in patients with temporomandibular disorders, study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e23295. [PMID: 33217860 PMCID: PMC7676583 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a common physical and psychological disease in dental department. Pain and mandibular limitation are the main reasons for patients to seek oral treatment. However, the presence of kinesiophobia, patients often catastrophize pain, so as to avoid mandibular movement, which seriously affects their quality of life. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has significant improvements in reducing kinesiophobia and quality of life in musculoskeletal disease, but has not been proved in TMD patients. The study aims to apply CBT on kinesiophobia and oral health related quality of life (OHRQOL) in TMD patients. METHODS A total of 108 individuals between 18 and 65 years of age, who will be referred to the temporomandibular joint clinic of Stomatology Hospital of Tianjin Medical University in china will be randomized into 2 treatment arms. The control group will receive a conventional treatment, whereas the experiment group will receive CBT on the basis of the control group. The primary outcomes will be the kinesiophobia and OHRQOL, and will be measured by the Tampa scale for kinesiophobia for patients with Temporomandibular Disorders (TSK-TMD) and the Oral Health Impact Scale for patients with temporomandibular disorders (OHIP-TMDs), the secondary outcomes will be pain intensity measured by Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), pain catastrophizing measured by Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), anxiety and depression measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and self-efficacy measured by General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). DISCUSSION This study protocol reported a randomized controlled trial which aimed at assessing the effectiveness of the CBT versus conventional treatment with TMD. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registration Center with the number ChiCTR2000038573. Registered 24 September 2020.
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- Qi Zhang
- School of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- The TMJ Clinic, Stomatological Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
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- School of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- School of Stomatology, Tianjin Medical University
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- Department of Nursing, Stomatological Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Trainor H, Baranoff J, Henke M, Winefield H. Functioning with fibromyalgia: The role of psychological flexibility and general psychological acceptance. AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/ap.12363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Heather Trainor
- School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Centre for Treatment of Anxiety and Depression, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Spada MM, Gay H, Nikčevic AV, Fernie BA, Caselli G. Meta‐cognitive beliefs about worry and pain catastrophising as mediators between neuroticism and pain behaviour. CLIN PSYCHOL-UK 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/cp.12081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Marcantonio M. Spada
- Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK,
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- Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK,
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- Department of Psychology, Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, UK,
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK,
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, CASCAID, London, UK,
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- Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, UK,
- Studi Cognitivi, Milano, Italy,
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Wettstein M, Spuling SM, Cengia A, Nowossadeck S, Tesarz J. Associations of Age and Pain With 9-Year Functional Health Trajectories. GEROPSYCH 2020. [DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Abstract. We investigated whether information-processing speed and accommodative coping moderate associations of age and pain with 9-year functional health trajectories. Our sample consisted of 5,254 participants of the German Ageing Survey aged 40 years and older ( M = 62.33 years) who participated in up to four measurement occasions. After controlling for sex, chronic diseases, and education, our longitudinal multilevel regression models revealed that the association of older age and higher pain severity with lower functional health was weaker in individuals with higher processing speed. The relationship between pain and functional health was weaker in individuals with higher scores on accommodative coping. Our findings suggest that processing speed and accommodative coping may be important compensatory resources buffering negative associations of age and pain with functional health.
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- German Centre of Gerontology, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Hospital, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Fibromyalgia: Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Replicated Single-Case Design. Pain Res Manag 2020; 2020:7897268. [PMID: 33123304 PMCID: PMC7586182 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7897268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Objective Overall, the literature on the effectiveness of psychological treatments in general and those for fibromyalgia in particular has been dominated by research designs that focus on large groups and explore changes on average, so the treatment impact at the individual level remains unclear. In this quasi-experimental, replicated single-case design, we will test the feasibility and effectiveness of a brief acceptance and committed therapy intervention using ecological momentary assessment supported by technology. Methods The sample comprised 7 patients (3 in the individual condition and 4 in the group condition) who received a brief, 5-week psychological treatment. Patient evolution was assessed one week prior to treatment onset and during the whole study with a smartphone app. Because ecological momentary assessment and the use of an app are not frequent practices in routine care, we also evaluated the feasibility of this assessment methodology (i.e., compliance with the app). Change was investigated with a nonoverlap of all pairs index. Outcomes were pain interference with sleep and social activities, fatigue, sadness, and pain intensity. Results Patient change was not uniform across outcomes. Four patients (two in each condition) showed relatively moderate levels of change (approximately 60% nonoverlap in several outcomes). The remaining patients showed more modest improvements which affected a reduced number of outcomes. Based on nonoverlapping indices, there was no clear evidence in favor of any treatment format. Conclusions An alternative design to large-scale trials, one that focuses on the individual change, exists and it can be implemented in pain research. The use of technology (e.g., smartphones) simplifies such designs by facilitating ecological momentary assessment. Based on our findings showing that changes were not homogeneous across patients or outcomes, more single-case designs and patient-centered analyses (e.g., responder and moderation analyses) are required.
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Herman PM, Edelen MO, Rodriguez A, Hilton LG, Hays RD. A protocol for chronic pain outcome measurement enhancement by linking PROMIS-29 scale to legacy measures and improving chronic pain stratification. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020; 21:671. [PMID: 33038933 PMCID: PMC7547501 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-020-03696-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Substantial investment has gone into research on the efficacy and effectiveness of pharmaceutical and nonpharmacologic interventions for chronic pain. However, synthesizing this extensive literature is challenging because of differences in the outcome measures used in studies of similar or competing interventions. The absence of a common metric makes it difficult to replicate findings, pool data from multiple studies, resolve conflicting conclusions, or reach consensus when interpreting findings. METHODS This study has a seven-member Advisory Council of chronic pain experts. Preliminary analyses will be performed on data from several large existing datasets; intermediate analyses will be performed using primary data collected from Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk); and cross-validation will use primary data collected from a nationally-representative, probability-based panel. Target sample size for both primary datasets is 1500. The three study aims are as follows: Aim 1 will develop and evaluate links between the 29-item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®-29) and legacy measures used for chronic pain such as the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). We will assess the best method of score linking and create crosswalk tables. Aim 2 will evaluate and refine the Impact Stratification Score (ISS) based on 9 PROMIS-29 items and proposed by the NIH Research Task Force on chronic low back pain. We will evaluate the ISS in terms of other indicators of condition severity and patient prognosis and outcomes and identify cut-points to stratify chronic pain patients into subgroups. Aim 3 will evaluate the strengths and limitations of MTurk as a data collection platform for estimating chronic pain by comparing its data to other data sources. DISCUSSION The accomplishment of Aims 1 and 2 will allow direct comparison of results across past and future studies of chronic pain. These comparisons will help us to understand different results from seemingly similar studies, and to determine the relative effectiveness of all pharmaceutical and nonpharmacologic interventions for chronic pain across different trials. Aim 3 findings will provide valuable information to researchers about the pros and cons of using the MTurk platform for research-based data collection. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04426812 ; June 10, 2020.
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- Government & Public Services, Deloitte Consulting, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, UCLA Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Cheng ST, Chen PP, Chow YF, Chung JWY, Law ACB, Lee JSW, Leung EMF, Tam CWC. Developing a Short Multidimensional Measure of Pain Self-efficacy: The Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale-Short Form. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2020; 60:e127-e136. [PMID: 31112597 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnz041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The 22-item Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale (CPSS) measures three domains of pain self-efficacy: pain management, physical functioning, and coping with symptoms. This study aims to develop a short form (CPSS-SF) that retains the multidimensional structure of the instrument. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Six hundred sixty-four community-dwelling Chinese older adults aged 60-95 years with chronic pain completed a survey. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted on the 22-item CPSS. Regression analyses were performed to examine the items' correlations with criterion variables. After CPSS-SF items were selected, the performance of CPSS-SF subscales in terms of accounting for pain-related outcomes was compared with the full version. RESULTS CFA supported a modified 3-factor model of the CPSS. On the basis of factor loadings on the 3 dimensions and the items' correlations with pain intensity and pain disability, 11 items were selected for the CPSS-SF, which correlated at .97 with the full version. Regression analyses showed that the associations of the CPSS-SF subscales with pain intensity, pain disability, depressive symptoms, instrumental activities of daily living, and physical and mental health-related quality of life, were indistinguishable from their full-version counterparts. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS The CPSS-SF is a valid instrument that can be used in lieu of the full scale. Its availability will facilitate the assessment of pain self-efficacy in research and clinical settings due to its brevity but strong psychometric properties. However, the current evidence is limited to Chinese older adults; more research is needed to ascertain its validity in other age and cultural groups.
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- Sheung-Tak Cheng
- Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong.,Department of Clinical Psychology, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Operating Services, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Operating Theatre Services, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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- Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Psychiatry, North District Hospital, Hong Kong
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The mechanisms of effect of a physiotherapist-delivered integrated psychological and exercise intervention for acute whiplash-associated disorders: secondary mediation analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Pain Rep 2020; 5:e835. [PMID: 33490837 PMCID: PMC7808689 DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Stress mediated the effect of a physiotherapist-delivered integrated intervention on multiple health outcomes and pain-related coping mediated the effect on pain self-efficacy only. Changes in depressive and posttraumatic stress symptoms were also mechanisms of effect. Introduction: Integrated psychological and physical treatments can improve recovery for whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). Little is known about how these interventions work. Objective: To examine the mechanisms by which a physiotherapist-delivered integrated intervention for acute WAD improves health outcomes. Methods: Secondary analysis using structural equation modelling of a randomized controlled trial comparing integrated stress inoculation training and exercise to exercise alone for acute WAD. Outcomes were disability, pain self-efficacy, pain intensity, and health-related quality of life at 12 months. The intended intervention target and primary mediator, stress was tested in parallel with pain-related coping, an additional cognitive behavioral mediator that significantly improved at posttreatment (Model 1). Stress-related constructs that commonly co-occur with stress and pain were also tested as parallel mediators: depression and pain-related coping (Model 2); and posttraumatic stress and pain-related coping (Model 3). Results: Reductions in stress mediated the effect of the integrated intervention on disability (β = −0.12, confidence interval [CI] = −0.21 to −0.06), pain self-efficacy (β = 0.09, CI = 0.02–0.18), pain (β = −0.12, CI = −0.21 to −0.06), and health-related quality of life (β = 0.11, CI = 0.04–0.21). There was an additional path to pain self-efficacy through pain-related coping (β = 0.06, CI = 0.01–0.12). Similar patterns were found in Models 2 and 3. Conclusions: Improvements in stress and related constructs of depression and posttraumatic stress, and pain-related coping were causal mechanisms of effect in a physiotherapist-delivered integrated intervention. As integrated interventions are growing in popularity, it is important to further personalize interventions for improved benefit.
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Moderators of Improvement From Mindfulness-Based vs Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia. J Sex Med 2020; 17:2247-2259. [PMID: 32843320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2020.07.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The goal was to evaluate the moderators of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to improve dyspareunia, reduce pain catastrophizing, and improve overall sexual function in women with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD). Both treatments effectively reduced self-reported pain, sexual dysfunction, and pain catastrophizing in women with PVD. METHODS A total of 130 women with PVD were assigned to CBT or MBCT. OUTCOMES Potential moderators included (i) PVD subtype (primary or secondary), (ii) baseline pain intensity, (iii) trait mindfulness, (iv) treatment credibility, (v) relationship duration, and (vi) age. Outcomes were pain intensity, sexual function, and pain catastrophizing at 4 time points: before and after treatment and 6- and 12-month follow-up. Moderation was tested using multilevel models, nesting 4 time points within participants. The interaction of the moderator, time effect, and treatment group was evaluated for significance, and a simple slope analysis of significant interactions was performed. RESULTS Pain reduction across 4 time points was the greatest in women who were younger, in relationships of shorter duration, and with greater baseline pain. Treatment credibility moderated pain intensity outcomes (B = 0.305, P < .01) where those with higher treatment credibility ratings (for that particular treatment) improved more in MBCT than CBT. PVD subtype moderated pain catastrophizing (B = 3.150, P < .05). Those with primary PVD improved more in the CBT condition, whereas women with secondary PVD improved more in the MBCT condition. Relationship length moderated sexual function (B = 0.195, P < .01). Women in shorter relationships improved more with MBCT, whereas women in longer relationships improved more on sexual function with CBT. No other tested variables moderated outcomes differentially across both treatment conditions. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Women who present with high credibility about mindfulness, in shorter relationships, and with secondary PVD might respond better to MBCT whereas those with primary PVD and longer relationships might respond better to CBT. STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS Clinical sample. Half the women who were not sexually active were omitted from analyses of sexual function. CONCLUSION Overall, treatment credibility, relationship length, and PVD subtype were found to moderate improvements differently in MBCT and CBT. These findings may assist clinicians in individualizing psychological treatment for women with PVD. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION This clinical trial was registered with clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01704456. Brotto LA, Zdaniuk B, Rietchel L, et al. Moderators of Improvement From Mindfulness-Based vs Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia. J Sex Med 2020;17:2247-2259.
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Which Interventions Enhance Pain Self-efficacy in People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Including Over 12 000 Participants. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020; 50:418-430. [PMID: 32736497 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2020.9319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To find out which interventions enhance pain self-efficacy in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain and to evaluate the reporting of interventions designed to enhance pain self-efficacy. DESIGN Intervention systematic review with meta-analysis. LITERATURE SEARCH PubMed, Embase, Scopus, PsycINFO, CINAHL, PEDro, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from inception up to September 2019. STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA Randomized controlled trials evaluating pain self-efficacy as a primary or secondary outcome in chronic musculoskeletal pain. DATA SYNTHESIS We used the Cochrane risk of bias tool and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach to evaluate the risk of bias and the certainty of the evidence, respectively. RESULTS Sixty randomized controlled trials were included (12 415 participants). There was a small effect of multicomponent, psychological, and exercise interventions improving pain self-efficacy at follow-ups of 0 to 3 months, a small effect of exercise and multicomponent interventions enhancing pain self-efficacy at follow-ups of 4 to 6 months, and a small effect of multicomponent interventions improving pain self-efficacy at follow-ups of 7 to 12 months. No interventions improved pain self-efficacy after 12 months. Self-management interventions did not improve pain self-efficacy at any follow-up time. Risk of bias, the nature of the control group, and the instrument to assess pain self-efficacy moderated the effects of psychological therapies at follow-ups of 7 to 12 months. The certainty of the evidence for all included interventions was low, due to serious risk of bias and indirectness. No trial reported the intervention in sufficient detail to allow full replication. CONCLUSION There was low-quality evidence of a small effect of multicomponent exercise and psychological interventions improving pain self-efficacy in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(8):418-430. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9319.
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O’Neill A, O’Sullivan K, O’Sullivan P, Purtill H, O’Keeffe M. Examining what factors mediate treatment effect in chronic low back pain: A mediation analysis of a Cognitive Functional Therapy clinical trial. Eur J Pain 2020; 24:1765-1774. [DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Aoife O’Neill
- School of Allied Health University of Limerick Limerick Ireland
- Aging Research Centre Health Research InstituteUniversity of Limerick Limerick Ireland
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- School of Allied Health University of Limerick Limerick Ireland
- Aging Research Centre Health Research InstituteUniversity of Limerick Limerick Ireland
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- School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science Curtin University Perth WA Australia
- Bodylogic PhysiotherapyPrivate Practice Perth WA Australia
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- Aging Research Centre Health Research InstituteUniversity of Limerick Limerick Ireland
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Limerick Limerick Ireland
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- School of Allied Health University of Limerick Limerick Ireland
- Aging Research Centre Health Research InstituteUniversity of Limerick Limerick Ireland
- Sydney School of Public Health University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health Sydney NSW Australia
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Relationship between Magnesium Intake and Chronic Pain in U.S. Adults. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12072104. [PMID: 32708577 PMCID: PMC7400867 DOI: 10.3390/nu12072104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chronic pain is a public health concern and additional treatment options are essential. Inadequate magnesium intake has been associated with chronic pain in some populations. We sought to examine the relationship between dietary magnesium intake and chronic pain in a large, representative cohort of U.S. adults (NHANES). Of the 13,434 eligible adults surveyed between 1999 and 2004, 14.5% reported chronic pain while 66% reported inadequate magnesium intake. The univariate analysis showed a protective effect of increased magnesium intake adjusted for body weight (odds ratio 0.92; 95%; CI 0.88, 0.95; p < 0.001). It remained so even after correcting for socioeconomic and clinical factors as well as total calorie intake (odds ratio 0.93; 95% CI 0.87, 0.99; p = 0.02). The association was stronger in females (odds ratio 0.91; 95% CI 0.85, 0.98; p = 0.01) than males (odds ratio 0.96; 95% CI 0.89, 1.04; p = 0.32). The potential protective effect of magnesium intake on chronic pain warrants further investigation.
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Rondon-Ramos A, Martinez-Calderon J, Diaz-Cerrillo JL, Rivas-Ruiz F, Ariza-Hurtado GR, Clavero-Cano S, Luque-Suarez A. Pain Neuroscience Education Plus Usual Care Is More Effective Than Usual Care Alone to Improve Self-Efficacy Beliefs in People with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9072195. [PMID: 32664552 PMCID: PMC7408875 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9072195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Self-efficacy beliefs are associated with less physical impairment and pain intensity in people with chronic pain. Interventions that build self-efficacy beliefs may foster behavioral changes among this population. A non-randomized trial has been carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education (PNE) plus usual care in modifying self-efficacy beliefs, pain intensity, pain interference and analgesics consumption in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Participants were allocated to an experimental (PNE plus usual care, n = 49) and a control (usual care alone, n = 51) group. The primary outcome was self-efficacy beliefs (Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale), and the secondary outcomes were pain intensity, pain interference (Graded Chronic Pain Scale) and analgesics consumption. The participant's pain knowledge (revised Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire) after PNE intervention was also assessed to analyze its influence on every outcome measure. All the outcome measures were assessed at the baseline and at four-week and four-month follow-ups. PNE plus usual care was more effective than usual care alone to increase self-efficacy beliefs and decrease pain intensity and pain interference at all follow-up points. No differences between groups were found in terms of analgesics consumption. Knowledge of pain neurophysiology did not modify the effects of PNE plus usual care in any of the outcome measures. These results should be taken with caution because of the non-randomized nature of this design, the limited follow-ups and the uncertainty of the presence of clinical changes in self-efficacy for participants. Larger, methodological sound trials are needed.
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- Antonio Rondon-Ramos
- Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Distrito de Atención Primaria Costa del Sol, U.G.C. Las Lagunas, 29650 Mijas, Málaga, Spain;
- Universidad de Málaga, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Fisioterapia, 29071 Málaga, Spain;
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- Universidad de Málaga, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Fisioterapia, 29071 Málaga, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), 29010 Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Distrito de Atención Primaria Costa del Sol, U.G.C. La Carihuela, 29620 Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain;
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- Research Unit, Agencia Sanitaria Costa del Sol, 29603 Marbella, Málaga, Spain;
- Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), 29603 Marbella, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Distrito de Atención Primaria Costa del Sol, U.G.C. San Pedro de Alcántara, 29670 Marbella, Málaga, Spain;
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- Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Distrito de Atención Primaria Costa del Sol, U.G.C. Las Albarizas, 29600 Marbella, Málaga, Spain;
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- Universidad de Málaga, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Fisioterapia, 29071 Málaga, Spain;
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), 29010 Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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Åkerblom S, Perrin S, Rivano Fischer M, McCracken LM. Predictors and mediators of outcome in cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain: the contributions of psychological flexibility. J Behav Med 2020; 44:111-122. [PMID: 32642875 PMCID: PMC7846536 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00168-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There is now a consensus in the literature that future improvements in outcomes obtained from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic pain will require research to identify patient and treatment variables that help explain outcomes. The first aim of this study was to assess whether pre-treatment scores on measures of psychological (in)flexibility, acceptance, committed action, cognitive (de)fusion, and values-based action predict outcomes in a multidisciplinary, multicomponent, group-based CBT program for adults with chronic pain. The second aim was to assess whether change scores on these same measures mediate outcomes in the treatment program. Participants were 232 people attending treatment for chronic pain. Of the psychological flexibility measures, only pre-treatment scores on the psychological inflexibility scale predicted outcomes; higher scores on this measure were associated with worse outcomes. However, change scores on each of the psychological flexibility measures separately mediated outcomes. The efficacy of CBT for chronic pain may be improved with a greater focus on methods that increase psychological flexibility.
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- Sophia Åkerblom
- Department of Pain Rehabilitation, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pain Rehabilitation, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Gokhale A, Yap T, Heaphy N, McCullough MJ. Group pain education is as effective as individual education in patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders. J Oral Pathol Med 2020; 49:470-475. [DOI: 10.1111/jop.13061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Amrita Gokhale
- Melbourne Dental School The University of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
- Department of Oral Medicine The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School The University of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
- Department of Oral Medicine The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School The University of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
- Department of Oral Medicine The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School The University of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
- Department of Oral Medicine The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne Carlton Vic. Australia
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Aliyu Umar S, Sokunbi GO, Kaka B. Effects of combined graded activity and motor control exercises on selected biopsychosocial parameters among nonspecific chronic low back pain patients in Nigeria – A pilot study. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 2020. [DOI: 10.4102/sajp.v76i1.1411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Coronado RA, Ehde DM, Pennings JS, Vanston SW, Koyama T, Phillips SE, Mathis SL, McGirt MJ, Spengler DM, Aaronson OS, Cheng JS, Devin CJ, Wegener ST, Archer KR. Psychosocial Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy Outcomes After Spine Surgery: Preliminary Findings From Mediation Analyses. Phys Ther 2020; 100:1793-1804. [PMID: 32556249 PMCID: PMC7530577 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Changing Behavior through Physical Therapy (CBPT), a cognitive-behavioral-based program, has been shown to improve outcomes after lumbar spine surgery in patients with a high psychosocial risk profile; however, little is known about potential mechanisms associated with CBPT treatment effects. The purpose of this study was to explore potential mediators underlying CBPT efficacy after spine surgery. METHODS In this secondary analysis, 86 participants were enrolled in a randomized trial comparing a postoperative CBPT (n = 43) and education program (n = 43). Participants completed validated questionnaires at 6 weeks (baseline) and 3 and 6 months following surgery for back pain (Brief Pain Inventory), disability (Oswestry Disability Index), physical health (12-Item Short-Form Health Survey), fear of movement (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia), pain catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), and pain self-efficacy (Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire). Parallel multiple mediation analyses using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) were conducted to examine whether 3- and 6-month changes in fear of movement, pain catastrophizing, and pain self-efficacy mediate treatment outcome effects at 6 months. RESULTS Six-month changes, but not 3-month changes, in fear of movement and pain self-efficacy mediated postoperative outcomes at 6 months. Specifically, changes in fear of movement mediated the effects of CBPT treatment on disability (indirect effect = -2.0 [95% CI = -4.3 to 0.3]), whereas changes in pain self-efficacy mediated the effects of CBPT treatment on physical health (indirect effect = 3.5 [95% CI = 1.2 to 6.1]). CONCLUSIONS This study advances evidence on potential mechanisms underlying cognitive-behavioral strategies. Future work with larger samples is needed to establish whether these factors are a definitive causal mechanism. IMPACT Fear of movement and pain self-efficacy may be important mechanisms to consider when developing and testing psychologically informed physical therapy programs.
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- Rogelio A Coronado
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama
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- Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Howell Allen Clinic, Saint Thomas Medical Partners, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; and Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Votaw VR, Witkiewitz K, Vowles KE, Weiss RD, Griffin ML, McHugh RK. Pain interference and catastrophizing are not associated with polysubstance use among treatment-seeking patients with substance use disorders and chronic pain. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2020; 46:604-612. [PMID: 32529847 DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2020.1757687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Background: People with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring chronic pain report the use of myriad substances, which is concerning due to the heightened risk of overdose associated with polysubstance use. Identifying malleable factors associated with polysubstance use in this population can inform interventions. In this study, we examined whether two pain processes - pain interference and pain catastrophizing - were associated with polysubstance use. Objectives: We examined the cross-sectional associations among self-reported pain interference and catastrophizing and polysubstance use. We also determined if sex and primary SUD moderated these associations. Methods: Participants were 236 (36% female) adults receiving inpatient treatment for SUD (58% alcohol use disorder, 42% opioid use disorder) who met criteria for chronic pain. We utilized negative binomial regression to examine associations between pain interference and catastrophizing (focal independent variables) and the number of substances used in the month before treatment (i.e., polysubstance use; outcome). Results: Participants used three substances, on average, in the month prior to treatment. Neither pain interference (IRR = 1.05, p = .06) nor pain catastrophizing (IRR = 1.00, p = .37) were associated with polysubstance use. The association between pain interference and polysubstance use was moderated by sex and primary SUD (ps<0.01), such that these variables were positively related in men and those with alcohol use disorder. Conclusion: Pain interference and catastrophizing were not uniformly associated with polysubstance use, underscoring the need to examine other factors associated with polysubstance use in this population. However, men and those with alcohol use disorder might benefit from interventions targeting pain interference to reduce polysubstance use.
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- Victoria R Votaw
- Department of Psychology, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addictions, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addictions, University of New Mexico , Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction, McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School , Belmont, MA, USA
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- Division of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction, McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School , Belmont, MA, USA
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- Division of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction, McLean Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School , Belmont, MA, USA
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The Effects of a Pain Psychology and Neuroscience Self-Evaluation Internet Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin J Pain 2020; 36:683-692. [PMID: 32520816 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Many patients' chronic musculoskeletal pain is strongly influenced by central nervous system processes such as sensitization or amplification. Education about pain neuroscience can change patients' beliefs but has less consistent effects on pain outcomes. Patients may have greater clinical benefits if the educational intervention is personalized, and they evaluate various psychosocial risk factors with respect to their pain. We developed and tested a brief, internet-based Pain Psychology and Neuroscience (PPN) self-evaluation intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS From a patient registry, 104 adults reporting chronic musculoskeletal pain were randomized to the PPN intervention or a matched, active, education control condition. At baseline and 1-month (primary endpoint) and 10-month follow-ups, participants reported pain severity (primary outcome) and multiple secondary outcomes. Primary analyses compared the 2 experimental conditions using analyses of covariances; post hoc exploratory analyses compared the effects of PPN in subgroups of patients who met criteria for fibromyalgia (FM; n=50) or who did not (n=54; primarily spinal pain). RESULTS At 1-month follow-up, compared with the control condition, PPN led to significantly lower pain severity (ηp =0.05) and interference (ηp =0.04), greater brain (ηp =0.07) and psychological (ηp =0.07) attributions for pain, and greater readiness for pain self-management (ηp =0.08). Effects on distress, pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and life satisfaction were not significant. Exploratory analyses showed that the PPN intervention was especially beneficial for patients without FM but was of less benefit for those with FM. Most of the effects (except attributions) were lost at 10 months. DISCUSSION A brief PPN self-evaluation intervention, presented on-line, can yield short-term improvements in musculoskeletal pain severity and interference, especially for people with spinal/localized pain rather than FM, perhaps because the psychology/neuroscience perspective is more novel for such patients.
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Matthie N, Jenerette C, Gibson A, Paul S, Higgins M, Krishnamurti L. Prevalence and predictors of chronic pain intensity and disability among adults with sickle cell disease. Health Psychol Open 2020; 7:2055102920917250. [PMID: 32426150 PMCID: PMC7218472 DOI: 10.1177/2055102920917250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Among 170 adults with sickle cell disease, we evaluated chronic pain impact and disability prevalence, assessed age and gender differences, and identified psychosocial predictors of chronic pain intensity and disability. Most participants had a high level of disability. Chronic pain intensity and disability were significantly associated with pain catastrophizing and chronic pain self-efficacy, and worsened with age. Further research is needed to confirm study findings and develop interventions, including palliative care approaches that address catastrophizing and disability, particularly for young women and middle-aged adults with sickle cell disease. Moreover, consistent clinical assessment of chronic pain and psychosocial health should be implemented.
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McRobert CJ, Hill JC, Hay EM, van der Windt DA. Identifying potential moderators of first-line treatment effect in patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a systematic review. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/21679169.2020.1752304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Cliona J. McRobert
- Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
- School of Health Sciences, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
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- Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK
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Vugts MA, Zedlitz AM, Joosen MC, Vrijhoef HJ. Serious Gaming During Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Pain or Fatigue Symptoms: Mixed Methods Design of a Realist Process Evaluation. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e14766. [PMID: 32149720 PMCID: PMC7091046 DOI: 10.2196/14766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serious gaming could support patients in learning to cope with chronic pain or functional somatic syndromes and reduce symptom burdens. OBJECTIVE To realize this potential, insight is needed into how, why, for whom, and when it works in actual treatment circumstances. METHODS Following a realist approach, process evaluations were performed before, during, and after a two-armed, natural quasi-experiment (n=275). A group of patients with interfering chronic pain or fatigue symptoms received a short additional blended mindfulness-based serious gaming intervention during a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program. A control group only received the regular rehabilitation program. During two sessions before and one session after the experiment, expectations about serious gaming processes were discussed in focus groups with local care providers, implementers, and experts. Patients participated in a survey (n=114) and in semistructured interviews (n=10). The qualitative data were used to develop tentative expectations about aspects of serious gaming that, in certain patients and circumstances, trigger mechanisms of learning and health outcome change. Hypotheses about indicative quantitative data patterns for tentative expectations were formulated before inspecting, describing, and analyzing-with regression models-routinely collected clinical outcome data. An updated program theory was formulated after mixing the qualitative and quantitative results. RESULTS Qualitative data showed that a subset of patients perceived improvement of their self-awareness in moments of daily social interactions. These results were explained by patients, who played the serious game LAKA, as a "confrontation with yourself," which reflected self-discrepancies. Important characteristics of serious gaming in the study's context included innovation factors of relative advantage with experiential learning opportunity, compatibility with the treatment approach, and the limited flexibility in regard to patient preferences. Perceived patient factors included age and style of coping with stress or pain. Learning perceptions could also depend on care provider role-taking and the planning and facilitating (ie, local organization) of serious gaming introduction and feedback sessions in small groups of patients. Quantitative data showed very small average differences between the study groups in self-reported depression, pain, and fatigue changes (-.07<beta<-.17, all 95% CI upper bounds <0), which were mediated by small group differences in mindfulness (beta=.26, 95% CI .02-.51). Mindfulness changes were positively associated with patient involvement in serious gaming (n=114, beta=.36, P=.001). Acceptance of serious gaming was lower in older patients. Average health outcome changes went up to a medium size in patients that reported lower active coping with stress and lower pain coping before serious gaming. Mindfulness changes and gaming acceptance perceptions covaried with group structure and immediate feedback sessions after serious gaming. CONCLUSIONS This study developed transferable insight into how and why serious gaming can facilitate additional learning about coping in order to reduce burdens of chronic pain or fatigue symptoms in certain patients and in actual treatment circumstances. Future studies are needed to continue the development of this fallible theory. Such research will further support decisions about using, designing, allocating, and tailoring serious gaming to optimize important patient health benefits. TRIAL REGISTRATION Netherlands Trial Register NTR6020; https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/5754.
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- Miel Ap Vugts
- Tranzo Scientific Centre for Care and Wellbeing, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Department of Health, Medical and Neuropsychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Tranzo Scientific Centre for Care and Wellbeing, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands.,Department of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- Department of Patient & Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Panaxea, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Crombez G, De Paepe AL, Veirman E, Eccleston C, Verleysen G, Van Ryckeghem DM. Let's talk about pain catastrophizing measures: an item content analysis. PeerJ 2020; 8:e8643. [PMID: 32181053 PMCID: PMC7060750 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Concerns have been raised about whether self-report measures of pain catastrophizing reflect the construct as defined in the cognitive-behavioral literature. We investigated the content of these self-report measures; that is, whether items assess the construct 'pain catastrophizing' and not other theoretical constructs (i.e., related constructs or pain outcomes) using the discriminant content validity method. METHOD Items (n = 58) of six pain catastrophizing measures were complemented with items (n = 34) from questionnaires measuring pain-related worrying, vigilance, pain severity, distress, and disability. Via an online survey, 94 participants rated to what extent each item was relevant for assessing pain catastrophizing, defined as "to view or present pain or pain-related problems as considerably worse than they actually are" and other relevant constructs (pain-related worrying, vigilance, pain severity, distress, and disability). RESULTS Data were analyzed using Bayesian hierarchical models. The results revealed that the items from pain-related worrying, vigilance, pain severity, distress, and disability questionnaires were distinctively related to their respective constructs. This was not observed for the items from the pain catastrophizing questionnaires. The content of the pain catastrophizing measures was equally well, or even better, captured by pain-related worrying or pain-related distress. CONCLUSION Based upon current findings, a recommendation may be to develop a novel pain catastrophizing questionnaire. However, we argue that pain catastrophizing cannot be assessed by self-report questionnaires. Pain catastrophizing requires contextual information, and expert judgment, which cannot be provided by self-report questionnaires. We argue for a person-centered approach, and propose to rename 'pain catastrophizing' measures in line with what is better measured: 'pain-related worrying'.
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- Geert Crombez
- Deparment of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Deparment of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Deparment of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Ghent University, Research Support Office, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent, Belgium
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- Deparment of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Experimental Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Institute for Health and Behaviour, INSIDE, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Kim S, Whibley D, Williams DA, Kratz AL. Pain Acceptance in People With Chronic Pain and Spinal Cord Injury: Daily Fluctuation and Impacts on Physical and Psychosocial Functioning. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2020; 21:455-466. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lau N, Bradford MC, Steineck A, Scott S, Bona K, Yi-Frazier JP, McCauley E, Rosenberg AR. Examining key sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents and young adults with cancer: A post hoc analysis of the Promoting Resilience in Stress Management randomized clinical trial. Palliat Med 2020; 34:336-348. [PMID: 31680625 PMCID: PMC7289194 DOI: 10.1177/0269216319886215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The "Promoting Resilience in Stress Management" intervention is a skills-based, early palliative care intervention with demonstrated efficacy in adolescents and young adults with cancer. AIM Utilizing data from a randomized clinical trial of Promoting Resilience in Stress Management versus Usual Care, we examined whether response to Promoting Resilience in Stress Management differed across key sociodemographic characteristics. DESIGN Adolescents and young adults with cancer completed patient-reported outcome measures of resilience, hope, benefit-finding, quality of life, and distress at enrollment and 6 months. Participants were stratified by sex, age, race, and neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage based on home address (Area Deprivation Index scores with 8-10 = most disadvantaged). Differences in the magnitude of effect sizes between stratification subgroups were noted using a conservative cutoff of d > 0.5. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Participants were 12 to 25 years old, English-speaking, and receiving cancer care at Seattle Children's Hospital. RESULTS In total, 92 adolescents and young adults (48 Promoting Resilience in Stress Management, 44 Usual Care) completed baseline measures. They were 43% female, 73% 12 to 17 years old, 64% White, and 24% most disadvantaged. Effect sizes stratified by sex, age, and race were in an expected positive direction and of similar magnitude for the majority of outcomes with some exceptions in magnitude of treatment effect. Those who lived in less disadvantaged neighborhoods benefited more from Promoting Resilience in Stress Management, and those living in most disadvantaged neighborhoods benefited less. CONCLUSION The "Promoting Resilience in Stress Management" intervention demonstrated a positive effect for the majority of outcomes regardless of sex, age, and race. It may not be as helpful for adolescents and young adults living in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Future studies must confirm its generalizability and integrate opportunities for improvement by targeting individual needs.
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- Nancy Lau
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Palliative Care and Resilience Research Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Palliative Care and Resilience Research Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Children's Core for Biomedical Statistics, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Palliative Care and Resilience Research Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Palliative Care and Resilience Research Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Palliative Care and Resilience Research Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Child Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.,Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Palliative Care and Resilience Research Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA.,Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.,Division of Bioethics and Palliative Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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Åkerblom S, Perrin S, Fischer MR, McCracken LM. Treatment outcomes in group-based cognitive behavioural therapy for chronic pain: An examination of PTSD symptoms. Eur J Pain 2020; 24:807-817. [PMID: 31904136 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relevance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms to outcomes of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for chronic pain is unclear. This study examines whether (a) traumatic exposure or the severity of PTSD symptoms at pre-treatment predicts the outcomes (pain intensity/interference), (b) participation in this treatment is associated with reduced PTSD symptoms and (c) any observed changes in PTSD symptoms are mediated by changes in psychological mechanisms that have been shown to be of importance to PTSD and chronic pain. METHODS Participants were 159 chronic pain patients who were consecutively admitted for a multidisciplinary, group-based CBT program at the Pain Rehabilitation Unit at Skåne University Hospital. A self-report measure of traumatic exposure and PTSD symptoms was administered before and after treatment, and at a 12-month follow-up, along with measures of depression, anxiety, pain intensity, pain interference, psychological inflexibility, life control and kinesiophobia. RESULTS Traumatic exposure and PTSD symptom severity did not predict pain intensity or interference at 12-month follow-up. There were no overall significant changes in PTSD symptom severity at post-treatment or follow-up, but 24.6% of the participants showed potential clinically significant change at follow-up. Psychological inflexibility mediated the changes that occurred in PTSD symptoms during treatment. CONCLUSIONS Neither traumatic exposure nor baseline symptoms of PTSD predicted the treatment outcomes examined here. Despite improvements in both comorbid depression and anxiety, participation in this pain-focused CBT program was not associated with improvements in comorbid PTSD. To the extent that changes in PTSD symptoms did occur, these were mediated by changes in psychological inflexibility during treatment. SIGNIFICANCE Pain-focused CBT programs yield clinically meaningful improvements in pain and comorbid symptoms of depression and anxiety, but may have little effect on comorbid PTSD. This raises the issue of whether current pain-focused CBT programs can be modified to improve outcomes for comorbid conditions, perhaps by better targeting of psychological flexibility, and/or whether separate treatment of PTSD may be associated with improved pain outcomes.
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- Sophia Åkerblom
- Department of Pain Rehabilitation, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Pain Rehabilitation, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Andreae SJ, Andreae LJ, Richman JS, Cherrington AL, Safford MM. Peer-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Training to Improve Functioning in Patients With Diabetes: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Ann Fam Med 2020; 18:15-23. [PMID: 31937528 PMCID: PMC7227468 DOI: 10.1370/afm.2469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based programs delivered by trained community members could improve functioning and pain in individuals who lack access to such programs. We tested the effectiveness of a peer-delivered diabetes self-management program integrating CBT principles in improving physical activity, functional status, pain, quality of life (QOL), and health outcomes in individuals with diabetes and chronic pain. METHODS In this community-based, cluster-randomized controlled trial, intervention participants received a 3-month, peer-delivered, telephone-administered program. Attention control participants received a peer-delivered general health advice program. Outcomes were changes in functional status and pain (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index), QOL (Short Form 12), and physiologic measures (hemoglobin A1c, systolic blood pressure, body mass index); physical activity was the explanatory outcome. RESULTS Of 195 participants with follow-up data, 80% were women, 96% African Americans, 74% had annual income <$20,000, and 64% had high school education or less. At follow-up, compared with controls, intervention participants had greater improvement in functional status (-10 ± 13 vs -5 ± 18, P = .002), pain (-10.5 ± 19 vs -4.8 ± 21, P = .01), and QOL (4.8 ± 8.8 vs 3.8 ± 8.8, P = .001). Physiologic measures did not change significantly in either group. At 3 months, a greater proportion of intervention than control participants reported no pain or did other forms of exercise when pain prevented them from walking for exercise. CONCLUSION This peer-delivered CBT-based intervention improved functioning, pain, QOL, and self-reported physical activity despite pain in individuals with diabetes and chronic pain. Trained community members can deliver effective CBT-based interventions in rural and under-resourced communities.
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- Susan J Andreae
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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Axelsson E, Hesser H, Andersson E, Ljótsson B, Hedman-Lagerlöf E. Mediators of treatment effect in minimal-contact cognitive behaviour therapy for severe health anxiety: A theory-driven analysis based on a randomised controlled trial. J Anxiety Disord 2020; 69:102172. [PMID: 31864217 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is efficacious for severe health anxiety, but little is known about mechanisms. We analysed putative mediators of change based on 13 weekly assessments in a randomised controlled trial (N = 132) of exposure-based minimal-contact CBT (guided Internet-delivered CBT, unguided Internet-delivered CBT and bibliotherapy) vs. a waitlist control for severe health anxiety. We hypothesised that the effect of CBT on health anxiety would be mediated by non-reactivity to inner experiences, health anxiety behaviours and perceived competence. We also explored somatosensory amplification. In parallel process growth models, non-reactivity, health anxiety behaviours and perceived competence - but not somatosensory amplification - were influenced by CBT and associated with health anxiety. Random intercepts cross-lagged panel models were used to study within-individual ordering of change. None of the putative mediators systematically predicted subsequent changes in health anxiety. Rather, changes in health anxiety predicted subsequent changes in all putative mediators. In summary, CBT influenced health anxiety behaviours, non-reactivity to inner experiences and perceived competence, and these variables were associated with the outcome. However, their role as mediators was not corroborated because we found no evidence that changes in these variables predicted subsequent changes in health anxiety. We encourage further research into mediators of CBT for health anxiety.
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- Erland Axelsson
- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; Center for Health and Medical Psychology, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Martinez-Calderon J, Meeus M, Struyf F, Diaz-Cerrillo JL, Clavero-Cano S, Morales-Asencio JM, Luque-Suarez A. Psychological factors are associated with local and generalized pressure pain hypersensitivity, pain intensity, and function in people with chronic shoulder pain: A cross-sectional study. Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2019; 44:102064. [PMID: 31605982 DOI: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.102064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the association between psychological factors and shoulder pain intensity, function, as well as local and generalized pressure pain hypersensitivity. DESIGN a cross-sectional study. METHODS 90 participants with chronic shoulder pain were included. Pressure pain thresholds determined the presence of pain hypersensitivity. Pain intensity, function, pain self-efficacy, emotional distress, and pain catastrophizing were also assessed. Analyses were adjusted for gender and age. RESULTS The diagnosis of depression (yes/no answer) was associated with both greater local (standardized β = -0.19[95%CI -0.37 to -0.00]) and generalized (standardized β = -0.20[95%CI -0.39 to -0.01]) pressure pain hypersensitivity. Greater pain self-efficacy was associated with lower local pressure pain hypersensitivity (standardized β = 0.19[95%CI 0.04 to 0.38]). The standardized beta coefficient for the diagnosis of depression indicated that this variable showed the strongest association with pressure pain hypersensitivity. Additionally, greater pain self-efficacy was associated with lower pain intensity (standardized β = -0.34[95%CI -0.51 to -0.17]) and better function (standardized β = -0.47[95%CI -0.63 to -0.30]). Greater pain catastrophizing was associated with more pain intensity (standardized β = 0.35[95%CI 0.18 to 0.52]) and worse function (standardized β = 0.26[95%CI 0.10 to 0.43]). The standardized beta coefficients for pain catastrophizing and pain self-efficacy indicated that both variables showed the strongest association with shoulder pain intensity and function, respectively CONCLUSION: Psychological factors were associated with local and generalized pressure pain hypersensitivity, pain intensity, and function in people with chronic shoulder pain.
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- Javier Martinez-Calderon
- Universidad de Malaga, Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Malaga, Spain; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy Department, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Pain in Motion International Research Group, Belgium.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Universidad de Malaga, Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Enfermería, Malaga, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Spain
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- Universidad de Malaga, Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Malaga, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Spain
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Clinical and Demographic Predictors of Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program Treatment Response. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2019; 20:1470-1485. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Charbonneau-Lefebvre V, Vaillancourt-Morel MP, Brassard A, Steben M, Bergeron S. Self-Efficacy Mediates the Attachment-Pain Association in Couples with Provoked Vestibulodynia: A Prospective Study. J Sex Med 2019; 16:1803-1813. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chalder T, Patel M, James K, Hotopf M, Frank P, Watts K, McCrone P, David A, Ashworth M, Husain M, Garrood T, Moss-Morris R, Landau S. Persistent physical symptoms reduction intervention: a system change and evaluation in secondary care (PRINCE secondary) - a CBT-based transdiagnostic approach: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry 2019; 19:307. [PMID: 31640632 PMCID: PMC6805658 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2297-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Persistent physical symptoms (PPS), also known as medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), affect approximately 50% of patients in secondary care and are often associated with disability, psychological distress and increased health care costs. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has demonstrated both short- and long-term efficacy with small to medium effect sizes for PPS, with larger treatment effects for specific PPS syndromes, including non-cardiac chest pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Research indicates that PPS conditions share similar cognitive and behavioural responses to symptoms, such as avoidance and unhelpful beliefs. This suggests that a transdiagnostic approach may be beneficial for patients with PPS. METHODS A randomised controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic CBT-based intervention for PPS. 322 participants with PPS will be recruited from secondary care clinics. Participants stratified by clinic and disability level will be randomised to CBT plus standard medical care (SMC) versus SMC alone. The intervention consists of 8 CBT sessions delivered by a qualified therapist over a period of 20 weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at 9, 20, 40- and 52-weeks post randomisation. Efficacy will be assessed by examining the difference between arms in the primary outcome Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) at 52 weeks after randomisation. Secondary outcomes will include mood, symptom severity and clinical global impression at 9, 20, 40 and 52 weeks. Cost-effectiveness will be evaluated by combining measures of health service use, informal care, loss of working hours and financial benefits at 52 weeks. DISCUSSION This trial will provide a powered evaluation of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic CBT approach versus SMC for patients with PPS. It will also provide valuable information about potential healthcare pathways for patients with PPS within the National Health Service (NHS). TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02426788. Registered 27 April 2015. Overall trial status: Ongoing; Recruitment status: No longer recruiting.
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- Trudie Chalder
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK
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- 0000000121901201grid.83440.3bDepartment of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF UK
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cHealth Economics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- 0000000121901201grid.83440.3bDivision of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cPopulation Health and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London, UK
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- 0000 0000 9439 0839grid.37640.36South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- grid.420545.2Department of Rheumatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cSchool of Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- 0000 0001 2322 6764grid.13097.3cDepartment of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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Sharma S, Breckons M, Brönnimann Lambelet B, Chung J, List T, Lobbezoo F, Nixdorf DR, Oyarzo JF, Peck C, Tsukiyama Y, Ohrbach R. Challenges in the clinical implementation of a biopsychosocial model for assessment and management of orofacial pain. J Oral Rehabil 2019; 47:87-100. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Sonia Sharma
- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine University at Buffalo Buffalo NY USA
- Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology Malmö University Malmö Sweden
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- Psychiatric Services of District Aargau Ambulatory Center for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Aarau Switzerland
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry Seoul National University Seoul Korea
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Faculty of Odontology Malmö University Malmö Sweden
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, School of Dentistry University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN USA
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- TMD and Orofacial Pain, Faculty of Odontology Universidad Andres Bello Santiago Chile
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- Faculty of Dentistry The University of Sydney Surry Hills NSW Australia
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- Section of Dental Education, Faculty of Dental Science Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan
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- Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine University at Buffalo Buffalo NY USA
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The Relationship Between Level of Catastrophizing and Mental Health Comorbidity in Individuals With Whiplash Injuries. Clin J Pain 2019; 35:880-886. [PMID: 31433319 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Pain catastrophizing has been shown to be correlated with measures of mental health problems such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the clinical implications of findings reported to date remain unclear. To date, no study has been conducted to determine meaningful cut-scores on measures of catastrophizing indicative of the heightened risk of mental health comorbidity. One objective of the present study was to identify the cut-score on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) indicative of the heightened risk of the comorbidity of depression and PTSD. A second objective was to determine whether mental health comorbidity mediated the relationship between catastrophizing and occupational disability. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample consisted of 143 individuals with whiplash injuries. Pain severity, pain catastrophizing, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms were assessed after admission to a rehabilitation program. Mental health comorbidity was operationally defined as obtaining a score above the clinical threshold on measures of depressive and/or post-traumatic stress symptom severity. RESULTS A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that a PCS score of 22 best distinguished between participants with and without mental health comorbidity. Results also revealed that mental health comorbidity mediated the relationship between catastrophizing and occupational disability. DISCUSSION The findings suggest that a score of ≥22 on the PCS should alert clinicians to the possibility that patients might also be experiencing clinically significant symptoms of depression or PTSD. Greater attention to the detection and treatment of mental health conditions associated with whiplash injury might contribute to more positive recovery outcomes.
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Fiegl S, Lahmann C, O'Rourke T, Probst T, Pieh C. Depression According to ICD-10 Clinical Interview vs. Depression According to the Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale to Predict Pain Therapy Outcomes. Front Psychol 2019; 10:1862. [PMID: 31481912 PMCID: PMC6711408 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Purpose Pain and depression have been shown to have a bidirectional interaction. Although several outcome studies have been conducted, it is still unclear if and how depression influences pain outcome. The current study aims to further clarify this relationship by comparing the predicting value of an interview- and a questionnaire-based assessment of depression. Patients and Methods This retrospective study analyzed data of N = 496 chronic pain patients who received a multimodal pain management program. Multilevel models were performed with depression as predictor, pain measures as dependent variables, and the respective pain score at baseline as covariate. Depression was measured at baseline with (1) a semi-structured psychiatric interview corresponding to the ICD-10 and (2) the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Pain outcomes were pain intensity assessed with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), pain disability measured with the pain disability index (PDI), and affective as well as sensory pain perception assessed with the Pain Perception Scale (PPS-A/PPS-S). Results At post-treatment, pain intensity (NRS) was higher in patients with depression. This result emerged for interview- (ICD-10) and questionnaire- (CES-D) based depression. These results were significant after correction for multiple testing as well. Moreover, affective pain perception (PSS-A) at post-treatment was higher in patients with depression. Again, this result emerged for interview- (ICD-10) and questionnaire- (CES-D) based depression but it was not significant anymore after correction for multiple testing. Furthermore, pain disability (PDI) was higher at post-treatment in patients with depression according to the CES-D than in those without CES-D depression and this difference in the PDI did not emerge for interview-based depression. Yet, this difference on the PDI between the CES-D depression group and the CES-D no depression group was not significant anymore after correction for multiple testing. Conclusion The hypothesis that how depression is assessed – interview-based corresponding to the ICD-10 or with the CES-D – contributes to the association between depression and pain treatment outcome could not be confirmed. Future research should use more than one interview and questionnaire to assess depression, since our results are limited to the clinical ICD-10 interview and the CES-D.
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- Sabine Fiegl
- Department for Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department for Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- Department for Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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- Department for Psychotherapy and Biopsychosocial Health, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria
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Oliveira DS, Vélia Ferreira Mendonça L, Sofia Monteiro Sampaio R, Manuel Pereira Dias de Castro-Lopes J, Ribeiro de Azevedo LF. The Impact of Anxiety and Depression on the Outcomes of Chronic Low Back Pain Multidisciplinary Pain Management-A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study in Pain Clinics with One-Year Follow-up. PAIN MEDICINE 2019; 20:736-746. [PMID: 30010966 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The psychological health of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) influences their response to a number of conservative and invasive pain treatments. However, evidence is still scarce regarding the impact of anxiety and depression in the clinical outcomes of multidisciplinary pain management over time. This study, based on longitudinal data from a clinical practice setting, aimed to assess the effectiveness of the usual multidisciplinary approach provided to CLBP patients and to explore the impact of anxiety and depression symptoms and their interaction on clinical outcomes. METHODS In this study, participants included were adult patients in their first consultation in a multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic. Anxiety and depression symptoms were assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and the Shortened Treatment Outcomes in Pain Survey (S-TOPS) were used to assess outcomes. Linear mixed effects models were used to assess the impact of anxiety, depression, and their interaction on treatment outcomes. RESULTS A total of 284 patients (age 60.4 ± 13.7 years, 74.6% female) with CLBP were included at baseline. The majority of patients had both anxiety and depression and experienced higher pain severity (P < 0.001) and higher pain-related disability (P < 0.001). Anxiety and depression mainly predicted changes in pain interference over time. Their interaction significantly predicted changes in pain interference. CONCLUSIONS Anxiety, depression, and their interaction are associated with changes in pain disability at one-year follow-up. These findings encourage the pretreatment screening of anxiety and depression as independent symptoms in patients with CLBP in order to design more tailored and effective multidisciplinary treatments.
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- Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal.,Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal.,Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMC), University of Porto, Portugal.,National Observatory for Pain (NOPain), Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Community Medicine, Information and Health Decision Sciences (MEDCIDS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal.,Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.,National Observatory for Pain (NOPain), Porto, Portugal
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Higgins DM, LaChappelle KM, Serowik KL, Driscoll MA, Lee A, Heapy AA. Predictors of Participation in a Nonpharmacological Intervention for Chronic Back Pain. PAIN MEDICINE 2019; 19:S76-S83. [PMID: 30753730 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Objective Cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain (CBT-CP) has been identified as an evidence-based adjunct or alternative to opioid pain care. However, little is known about which patients participate in CBT-CP. This study examined predictors of enrollment in a noninferiority trial of in-person vs technology-based CBT-CP for patients with chronic back pain. Setting A single Veterans Health Affairs (VHA) medical center. Subjects Veterans with chronic back pain. Design and Methods For eligible participants (N = 290), individual factors (demographics, distance from a VHA medical center, pain intensity, receipt of opioid prescription, and recruitment method) collected at trial screening were examined to identify predictors of enrollment (i.e., signed consent form). Of those who enrolled, duration of participation in the treatment portion of the study was examined. Results Among eligible patients, 54% declined enrollment due to lack of interest. Regression analyses revealed that patients not in receipt of an opioid were more likely to enroll. The probability of being in the trial long enough to receive a "dose" of treatment (3 visits or more) was 0.76 (0.04). Conclusions Overall, enrollment rates were low. However, most patients who enrolled in the study (102 of 134 signed consent) were retained and received a treatment dose. Patients not receiving opioids were more likely to enroll, suggesting that patients who are prescribed opioids, an important group for treatment outreach, are likely underengaged. Identifying predictors of enrollment in CBT-CP may help increase recruitment efficiency and assist in targeting patients who may benefit but are not currently interested in treatment.
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- Diana M Higgins
- Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine/Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation, West Haven, Connecticut
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- Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine/Research Service, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation, West Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation, West Haven, Connecticut
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Pain Research, Informatics, Multimorbidities, and Education (PRIME) Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation, West Haven, Connecticut.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Nelson S, Uhl K, Wright LA, Logan D. Pain is Associated With Increased Physical and Psychosocial Impairment in Youth With a History of Burn Injuries. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2019; 21:355-363. [PMID: 31400474 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Burn injuries are significantly painful and associated with physical and psychological impairment. However, little research to-date has examined the potential role of the subjective experience of pain in either physical or psychological impairment in this population. This may be particularly important to examine, given that the pain experience can often be a significant barrier to recovery in other pediatric populations. The current study examined the cross-sectional and predictive relationships between patient-reported experience of pain (operationalized as PROMIS pain interference and self-reported pain intensity) and physical and psychosocial outcomes. Data were gathered as part of the Burn Model System National Database (1994-2018) with the data request inclusive of pediatric self-report PROMIS measures, child PTSD, and post-traumatic growth symptoms assessed at 6- and 12-month postdischarge following initial injury. A total of 65 youth between the ages of 6 and 16 years at the time of their injury were included in the dataset. Correlational and regression analyses indicated that pain interference was cross-sectionally and longitudinally associated with decreased physical functioning, depressive symptoms, and peer relationships. Pain intensity was significantly associated with and predictive of physical functioning and pain interference. Results of the current study are an important first step in understanding the pain experience and associated outcomes in youth with a history of burn injuries. Future research is needed to further examine these relationships. PERSPECTIVE: This study presents preliminary findings from a national database on pain-related outcomes both cross-sectionally and longitudinally in youth with a history of burn injury. To-date, pain-related outcomes are poorly understood in this population and the results of this study serve to inform future research and treatment-related efforts.
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- Sarah Nelson
- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Svanberg M, Johansson AC, Boersma K. Does validation and alliance during the multimodal investigation affect patients' acceptance of chronic pain? An experimental single case study. Scand J Pain 2019; 19:73-82. [PMID: 30375349 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background and aims Among chronic pain patients who are referred to participation in a multimodal rehabilitation program (MMRP), pain catastrophizing and dysfunctional pain coping is common. In many cases it may have driven the patient to a range of unsuccessful searches for biomedical explanations and pain relief. Often these efforts have left patients feeling disappointed, hopeless and misunderstood. The MMRP process can be preceded by a multimodal investigation (MMI) where an important effort is to validate the patient to create a good alliance and begin a process of change towards acceptance of the pain. However, whether the MMI has such therapeutic effect is unclear. Using a repeated single case experimental design, the purpose of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of MMI by studying changes in patients' experience of validation, alliance, acceptance of pain, coping, catastrophizing, and depression before and during the MMI process. Methods Participants were six chronic pain patients with high levels of pain catastrophizing (>25 on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale) and risk for long term disability (>105 on the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire) who were subjected to MMI before planned MMRP. For each patient, weekly self-report measures of validation, alliance and acceptance of pain were obtained during a 5-10-weeks baseline, before the MMI started. Subsequently, these measures were also obtained during a 6-8 weeks MMI process in order to enable comparative analyses. Additionally, pain coping, depression and pain catastrophizing were measured using standardized questionnaires before and after the MMI. Results Irrespective of experiences of validation and alliance before MMI, all six patients felt validated and experienced a good alliance during MMI. Acceptance of pain improved only in one patient during MMI. None of the patients showed clinically relevant improvement in pain coping, depression or catastrophizing after the MMI. Conclusions The patients did not change their acceptance and pain coping strategies despite of good alliance and experience of validation during the MMI process. Even if the design of this study precludes generalization to chronic pain patients in general, the results suggest that MMI may not have a therapeutic effect.
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- Mikael Svanberg
- Psychosomatic Medicine Clinic, Region of Västmanland, Karlsgatan 17 A, Västerås 722 14, Sweden
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- Center for Health and Medical Psychology, Department of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Karkkola P, Sinikallio S, Flink N, Honkalampi K, Kuittinen M. Pain self-efficacy moderates the association between pain and somatization in a community sample. Scand J Pain 2019; 19:101-108. [PMID: 30240359 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background and aims Pain is a common condition. However, only a minority of people experiencing pain develop a chronic pain problem. Factors such as somatization, pain self-efficacy and lack of psychological well-being affect the risk of pain chronicity and pain-related disability. However, research on protective pain-related psychological factors in populations without chronic pain is scarce. We aim to examine if pain self-efficacy attenuates the associations between pain and both anxiety and somatization in a community sample. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 211 participants from a community sample responded to measures of average pain over the last 3 months, anxiety, somatization, and pain self-efficacy. The possibility of moderation effects were tested with a series of regression analyses. Results The association between pain and anxiety was not moderated by pain self-efficacy. In contrast, pain self-efficacy moderated the relation of pain and somatization. The interaction explained 3% of the variance in somatization, in addition to the independent effects of pain and self-efficacy (F(1,207)=5.65, p<0.025). Among those in the bottom quartile of pain self-efficacy, the association between pain and somatization was moderate or strong (r=0.62, p<0.01), whereas for those in the top quartile the association was modest (r=0.11, p>0.05). Conclusions The results are partly consistent with the hypothesis that pain self-efficacy attenuates the associations between pain and pain chronification risk factors in a relatively healthy community sample. Should further preferably longitudinal studies replicate the findings, the role pain self-efficacy as a protective factor needs to be explicated in theoretical models of pain chronification. Implications The findings are consistent with the notion that clinicians should promote patient's pain self-efficacy in acute and sub-acute pain conditions especially when the individual is prone to somatization. However, more prominent clinical implications require studies with longitudinal designs.
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- Petri Karkkola
- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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- School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
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Rozworska KA, Poulin PA, Carson A, Tasca GA, Nathan HJ. Mediators and moderators of change in mindfulness-based stress reduction for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Behav Med 2019; 43:297-307. [PMID: 31309355 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00079-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN) is a chronic pain condition with modest response to pharmacotherapy. Participation in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) leads to improvements in pain-related outcomes but the mechanisms of change are unknown. The present study examined the mediators and moderators of change in 62 patients with PDPN who participated in a randomized controlled trial comparing MBSR to waitlist. Changes in mindfulness and pain catastrophizing were tested simultaneously as mediators. Increased mindfulness mediated the association between participation in MBSR and improved pain severity, pain interference, and the physical component of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) 3 months later. The mediation effect of pain catastrophizing was not significant. Linear moderated trends were also found. Post-hoc moderated mediation analyses suggested that MBSR patients with longer histories of diabetes might increase their mindfulness levels more, which in turn leads to improved pain severity and physical HRQoL. These results allow for a deeper understanding of pathways by which MBSR benefits patients with PDPN.
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- Karolina A Rozworska
- Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Room 7300, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada. .,Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada. .,Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, Surrey Memorial Hospital, 13750 96th Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3V 1Z2, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Room 7300, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.,The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Room 7300, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.,Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology, The University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada
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- Faculty of Health, Department of Psychology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Psychology, The University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E9, Canada
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Lin J, Scott W, Carpenter L, Norton S, Domhardt M, Baumeister H, McCracken LM. Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain: protocol of a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Syst Rev 2019; 8:140. [PMID: 31200768 PMCID: PMC6570828 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1044-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can be effective in treating chronic pain. Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of ACT, uncertainties remain regarding which subgroups in the chronic pain population are likely to benefit most and least. This protocol describes the application for two meta-analytic approaches, one at the level of individual participant data and the other at the level of aggregated data, from randomized controlled trials of ACT for chronic pain (ACT-CP-MA). METHODS We will systematically conduct literature searches in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and trial registers. Two reviewers will independently select studies for inclusion and data extraction. ACT-CP-MA will include randomized controlled trials with ACT for chronic pain compared to control conditions for adults (≥ 18 years) with chronic pain (> 3 months). We will invite the authors of all eligible trials to share individual participant data. Outcomes will include standardized measures of pain interference, pain intensity, depression, anxiety, health-related quality of life, participants' rating of overall improvement, and ACT-related process variables. Using the Cochrane Collaboration's tool and GRADE, reviewers will independently check for risk of bias, quality of evidence, and strength of recommendations. In the individual participant data meta-analysis, we will use a one-step approach where participants are clustered with studies and data from all studies are modeled simultaneously. For analyses, we will use mixed-effects models. Additionally, we will employ a meta-analysis with aggregate data and compare the results of both meta-analyses. DISCUSSION This collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomized controlled trials of ACT for chronic pain versus control conditions will demonstrate how the known benefits of ACT for chronic pain vary across different subtypes of the chronic pain population. The results of the meta-analyses will be based on a comprehensive search of multiple databases and will help to inform future clinical trials and decision-making on the use of ACT in chronic pain and improve the quality, design, and reporting of future trials in this field. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42019120901.
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- Jiaxi Lin
- Sportpsychology, Institute for Sports and Sport Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Shaygan M, Böger A, Kröner-Herwig B. How does reduction in pain lead to reduction in disability in patients with musculoskeletal pain? J Pain Res 2019; 12:1879-1890. [PMID: 31354338 PMCID: PMC6580133 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s197533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Purpose Reduction in pain following multidisciplinary treatment is most often associated with a reduction in disability. To further elaborate the relationship between pain intensity and disability, the present study investigated three main questions: first, whether multidisciplinary treatment leads to a significant improvement in pain, disability and psychological variables (depression, pain acceptance and catastrophizing). Second, it was examined whether pain reduction may account for significant changes in the psychological variables (pre- to follow-up change scores). Finally, it was analyzed whether the psychological changes mediate the association between reduction in pain and in disability after controlling for age, sex and pain history. Patients and methods Patients suffering from chronic musculoskeletal pain (n=279) attended a German inpatient multidisciplinary program lasting 15 consecutive days on average, with self-report data collected at pretreatment, posttreatment and three-month follow-up. Results Repeated measures ANOVAs showed a significant improvement in pain intensity, disability, pain acceptance, catastrophizing and depression at posttreatment and follow-up. Univariate regression analyses revealed that changes in pain intensity accounted for significant changes in depression, pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance (pre- to follow-up change scores). The results of Multiple Mediation Procedure showed that pain reduction did affect reduction in disability through improvement of depression, catastrophizing and acceptance. Conclusion Our findings support a cognitive-behavioral model of pain that posits an important role for pain-related cognitive and emotional processes in long-term outcomes following multidisciplinary pain treatment, in particular for the modulation of disability due to pain. The results add evidence to the notion that pain-related cognitions are dynamic features varying over time dependent on the internal situation. Perspective The current findings are relevant to the management of patients with musculoskeletal pain. The results support the notion that, in contrast with the view of enduring personality traits, pain-related cognitions and emotions reflect a situational response that varies over time.
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- Maryam Shaygan
- Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Centre, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pain Management Clinic at the Red Cross Hospital, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Georg-Elias-Müller-Institute of Psychology, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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Dorscht L, Schön C, Geiss C, Gräßel E, Donath C. Access to Pain Management Programs: A Multifactorial Analysis of the Pathways of Care for Chronic Pain Patients in the University Clinic Erlangen. DAS GESUNDHEITSWESEN 2019; 82:e94-e107. [PMID: 31185498 DOI: 10.1055/a-0832-2173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Different treatment options are offered for patients suffering from chronic pain, which differ in intensity and costs: 1) monodisciplinary treatment, mostly in outpatient care and 2) interdisciplinary treatment with the option of participating in pain management programs as outpatients or inpatients. The present work investigates how patients at the University Clinic Erlangen receiving monodisciplinary treatment differ from those receiving interdisciplinary treatment (research question I) as well as how patients participating in a pain management program differ from those who do not (research question II). The aim is to generate insights into whether the differences between the patient groups under various treatment modalities reflect the officially defined criteria for the indication of chronic pain management programs. METHODS Routine data of 1,833 patients treated from January 2008 to March 2013 at the University Clinic Erlangen were analyzed. After univariate preanalyses and checks for multicollinearity, the remaining variables were used for the final multivariate model (multiple binary logistic regression) for research question I and II. RESULTS Research question I: Patients getting interdisciplinary treatment were more often employed, had higher affective experience of pain, more often regarded their pain as treatable, had more often participated in at least one pain-associated rehabilitation treatment in the past, were younger and rarely had application for retirement in consideration. Research question II: Patients who participated in a pain management program were more often female, more often employed, described their pain as mainly located at the upper part of the body, had more concomitant symptoms, were more often diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain and rarely had a retirement request pending. CONCLUSIONS It could be shown that patients in the analyzed pathways of care mainly differed in demographic variables, and regarding pain management programs, also in the type of pain. Differences between patients in different treatment paths reflecting the officially defined indication criteria for chronic pain management programs were detectable only to a minor extent. Clearer and operational practical guidance should help support the clinical decision to assign patients to different treatment options and close the gap between theory and practice.
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- Lisa Dorscht
- Zentrum für Medizinische Versorgungsforschung, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Erlangen, Erlangen
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- Interdisziplinäres Schmerzzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen
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- Interdisziplinäres Schmerzzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen
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- Zentrum für Medizinische Versorgungsforschung, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Erlangen, Erlangen
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- Zentrum für Medizinische Versorgungsforschung, Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Erlangen, Erlangen
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