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Mohammadpanah Ardakan A, Choobforoushzadeh A. Mediating Roles of Coping Strategies and the Acceptance of Pain in the
Relationship between Thought-action Fusion and Fear of Pain in People
with Chronic Pain. Intern Med Today 2024; 30 (2) :52-61
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1- Department of Psychology, Humanistic and Social Sciences Faculty, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran. , azramohammadpanah@ardakan.ac.ir
2- Department of Psychology, Humanistic and Social Sciences Faculty, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology, Humanistic and Social Sciences Faculty, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran.
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Aims The present study aimed to assess the mediating roles of some variables, such as coping strategies and pain acceptance, in the association between thought-action fusion and fear of pain in people with chronic pain.
Materials & Methods This study was conducted based on a descriptive, causal-correlational design. The statistical population consisted of 220 patients with chronic pain, selected via the available sampling method, from patients referred to physiotherapy centers and clinics in Yazd province. Data were collected using the McCracken Acceptance of Chronic Pain Questionnaire, Rosenstiel & Keefe Pain Coping Strategies Questionnaire, McCracken the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale, and Shafran Thought-action Fusion Questionnaire. The data were analyzed in SPSS (version 22) and LISREL (version 8.80) software packages using structural equation modeling.
Findings Based on the findings, thought-action fusion was able to explain the fear of pain in the form of causal-structural relationships with the mediating role of coping strategies and pain acceptance in a meaningful and desirable way since the number of fit indicators is in the desired range.
Conclusion As evidenced by the results of the study, it can be concluded that thought-action fusion had a negative effect on coping strategies and pain acceptance and a positive and significant impact on fear of pain. Furthermore, coping strategies and pain acceptance also played a mediating and facilitating role in the relationship between thought-action and fear of pain in people with chronic pain. The findings of this research can be of great help to medical caregivers who treat patients with chronic pain.
Materials & Methods This study was conducted based on a descriptive, causal-correlational design. The statistical population consisted of 220 patients with chronic pain, selected via the available sampling method, from patients referred to physiotherapy centers and clinics in Yazd province. Data were collected using the McCracken Acceptance of Chronic Pain Questionnaire, Rosenstiel & Keefe Pain Coping Strategies Questionnaire, McCracken the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale, and Shafran Thought-action Fusion Questionnaire. The data were analyzed in SPSS (version 22) and LISREL (version 8.80) software packages using structural equation modeling.
Findings Based on the findings, thought-action fusion was able to explain the fear of pain in the form of causal-structural relationships with the mediating role of coping strategies and pain acceptance in a meaningful and desirable way since the number of fit indicators is in the desired range.
Conclusion As evidenced by the results of the study, it can be concluded that thought-action fusion had a negative effect on coping strategies and pain acceptance and a positive and significant impact on fear of pain. Furthermore, coping strategies and pain acceptance also played a mediating and facilitating role in the relationship between thought-action and fear of pain in people with chronic pain. The findings of this research can be of great help to medical caregivers who treat patients with chronic pain.
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Mental Health
Received: 2023/05/27 | Accepted: 2023/09/28 | Published: 2024/02/25
Received: 2023/05/27 | Accepted: 2023/09/28 | Published: 2024/02/25
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