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Preliminary investigation of the associations between psychological flexibility, symptoms and daily functioning in people with chronic abdominal pain.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Yu, Lin Inspector, Yoram McCracken, Lance M |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | = .35–.68). Only pain acceptance significantly correlated with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, r = -.25. After adjusting for pain in the analyses, pain acceptance remained significantly associated with all outcomes, β Objective: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), based in the psychological flexibility model, may benefit people with chronic abdominal pain. The current study preliminarily investigates associations between psychological flexibility processes and daily general, social and emotional functioning in chronic abdominal pain. Methods: An online survey comprising measures of psychological flexibility processes and daily functioning was distributed through social media. Subjects: In total, 89 participants with chronic abdominal pain were included in the analyses. Results: All investigated psychological flexibility processes significantly correlated with pain interference, work and social adjustment, and depression, in the expected directions ( = .28–.56, but depression. After adjusting for pain and pain acceptance, only cognitive fusion remained significantly associated with anxiety, β = -.27, and depression, β = .43. When contrasting GI-specific anxiety with psychological flexibility processes, pain acceptance was uniquely associated with pain-related interference and work and social adjustment, and cognitive fusion and committed action were uniquely associated with depression. Conclusions: Psychological flexibility processes were positively associated with daily functioning in people with chronic abdominal pain. ACT may provide benefit for these people. Further studies with experimental designs are needed to examine the utility of ACT for people with abdominal pain. |
| Abstract | Objective: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), based in the psychologicalflexibility model, may benefit people with chronic abdominal pain. Thecurrent study preliminarily investigates associations between psychologicalflexibility processes and daily general, social and emotional functioning inchronic abdominal pain. Methods: An online survey comprising measures of psychological flexibility processesand daily functioning was distributed through social media. Subjects: In total, 89 participants with chronic abdominal pain were included in theanalyses. Results: All investigated psychological flexibility processes significantly correlatedwith pain interference, work and social adjustment, and depression, in theexpected directions (|r| = .35–.68). Only pain acceptance significantlycorrelated with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, r = -.25. After adjustingfor pain in the analyses, pain acceptance remained significantly associatedwith all outcomes, |β| = .28–.56, but depression. After adjusting for painand pain acceptance, only cognitive fusion remained significantly associatedwith anxiety, β = -.27, and depression, β = .43. When contrastingGI-specific anxiety with psychological flexibility processes, painacceptance was uniquely associated with pain-related interference and workand social adjustment, and cognitive fusion and committed action wereuniquely associated with depression. Conclusions: Psychological flexibility processes were positively associated with dailyfunctioning in people with chronic abdominal pain. ACT may provide benefitfor these people. Further studies with experimental designs are needed toexamine the utility of ACT for people with abdominal pain. |
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| ISSN | 20494637 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| DOI | 10.1177/2049463720926559 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC8138614 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| PubMed reference number | 34055339 |
| Journal | British Journal of Pain [Br J Pain] |
| e-ISSN | 20494645 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications |
| Publisher Date | 2020-06-03 |
| Publisher Place | Sage UK: London, England |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | © The British Pain Society 2020 |
| Subject Keyword | Psychological flexibility acceptance and commitment therapy chronic abdominal pain gastrointestinal disorders daily functioning |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine |
