Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain

Background Chronic low back pain is a major health problem and has high comorbidity with psychological related disorders. As there is no consensus about the effectiveness of psychotherapy methods for chronic pain, so our target in this study was to assess the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy...

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Main Authors: Suhda Banth, Maryam Didehdar ardebil
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Language:English
Published: Kare Publishing 2014-04-01
Series:Bilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapi ve Araştırmalar Dergisi
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Online Access:http://77-1384400700-adt-1.pdf
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description Background Chronic low back pain is a major health problem and has high comorbidity with psychological related disorders. As there is no consensus about the effectiveness of psychotherapy methods for chronic pain, so our target in this study was to assess the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a psychological intervention on pain of female patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). Methods 88 patients suffering from NSCLBP were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, CBT (CBT+ usual medical care) and usual medical care, respectively. The subjects were referred from physiotherapy centres of Ardebil (northwest of Iran), assessed at three time frames; before, after and four weeks after intervention by pain Mac Gil Pain questionnaire. Data obtained from the final sample (N=48) analysed by SPSS software. Results The results of ANCOVA revealed that subjects in the CBT group in comparison to control group indicated significant improvements in pain. Effect sizes were .72 and . 78 for post test1 and post test 2 of evaluation respectively. Conclusion CBT as a psychotherapy including cognitive restructuring, relaxation and daily home works was effective on physical on several pain senses of female Iranian patients with NSCLBP. [JCBPR 2014; 3(1.000): 46-52]
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spelling doaj-art-d49bae7d3b0d44b29af0507eaf4c1c732025-02-03T10:15:45ZengKare PublishingBilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapi ve Araştırmalar Dergisi2146-94902014-04-0131465247358Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back painSuhda Banth0Maryam Didehdar ardebil1Psychology department, Panjab University, Chandigarh Psychology department, Panjab University, ChandigarhBackground Chronic low back pain is a major health problem and has high comorbidity with psychological related disorders. As there is no consensus about the effectiveness of psychotherapy methods for chronic pain, so our target in this study was to assess the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a psychological intervention on pain of female patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). Methods 88 patients suffering from NSCLBP were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, CBT (CBT+ usual medical care) and usual medical care, respectively. The subjects were referred from physiotherapy centres of Ardebil (northwest of Iran), assessed at three time frames; before, after and four weeks after intervention by pain Mac Gil Pain questionnaire. Data obtained from the final sample (N=48) analysed by SPSS software. Results The results of ANCOVA revealed that subjects in the CBT group in comparison to control group indicated significant improvements in pain. Effect sizes were .72 and . 78 for post test1 and post test 2 of evaluation respectively. Conclusion CBT as a psychotherapy including cognitive restructuring, relaxation and daily home works was effective on physical on several pain senses of female Iranian patients with NSCLBP. [JCBPR 2014; 3(1.000): 46-52]77-1384400700-adt-1.pdfPainChronic LBPCognitive therapyBehavioural therapy
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Maryam Didehdar ardebil
Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain
Bilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapi ve Araştırmalar Dergisi
Pain
Chronic LBP
Cognitive therapy
Behavioural therapy
title Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain
title_full Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain
title_fullStr Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain
title_short Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain
title_sort effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy on pain of patients with low back pain
topic Pain
Chronic LBP
Cognitive therapy
Behavioural therapy
url http://77-1384400700-adt-1.pdf
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