Individual experiences of an acceptance-based pain management programme: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

B Mathias, B Parry-Jones, JC Huws - Psychology & health, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Acceptance of pain has been found to play an important role in adjusting to chronic pain,
and the evidence-base is growing with regards to the effectiveness of acceptance-based …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptance and commitment therapy for primary headache sufferers: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy

VS Vasiliou, EC Karademas, Y Christou… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Prevention of headaches via avoidance of triggers remains the main behavioral treatment
suggestion for headache management despite trigger avoidance resulting in increases in …

A qualitative analysis of patient‐identified adaptive behaviour changes following interdisciplinary Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain

M Thompson, KE Vowles, G Sowden… - … Journal of Pain, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Interdisciplinary treatment programmes for chronic pain have strong evidence
of treatment effect both immediately after treatment and at follow‐up. However, despite …

[HTML][HTML] Patients' impression of change following treatment for chronic pain: global, specific, a single dimension, or many?

W Scott, LM McCracken - The Journal of Pain, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) measure has frequently been
used as an indicator of meaningful change in treatments for chronic pain. However, limited …

Psychological flexibility and catastrophizing as associated change mechanisms during online Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for chronic pain

HR Trompetter, ET Bohlmeijer, JP Fox… - Behaviour research and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The underlying mechanisms of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural interventions for
chronic pain need further clarification. The role of, and associations between, pain-related …

[HTML][HTML] The Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS)–validation, factor structure and comparison to the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) and …

A Barke, J Riecke, W Rief, JA Glombiewski - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for pain offers an
alternative to traditional Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches. ACT focuses on …

Acceptance and commitment therapy–do we know enough? Cumulative and sequential meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

T Hacker, P Stone, A MacBeth - Journal of affective disorders, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has accrued a substantial evidence
base. Recent systematic and meta-analytic reviews suggest that ACT is effective compared …

How do psychologically based interventions for chronic musculoskeletal pain work? A systematic review and meta-analysis of specific moderators and mediators of …

C Murillo, TT Vo, S Vansteelandt, LE Harrison… - Clinical psychology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Psychologically based interventions aim to improve pain-related functioning by targeting
pain-related fears, cognitions and behaviors. Mediation and moderation analyses permit …

Introducing acceptance and commitment therapy to a physiotherapy-led pain rehabilitation programme: an action research study

KL Barker, L Heelas, F Toye - British Journal of Pain, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Recent developments in pain rehabilitation emphasise the importance of
promoting psychological flexibility. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one …

[HTML][HTML] Mindfulness, acceptance and catastrophizing in chronic pain

MJ De Boer, HE Steinhagen, GJ Versteegen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Catastrophizing is often the primary target of the cognitive-behavioral treatment of
chronic pain. Recent literature on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) suggests an …