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Mohammadpanah Ardakan A, Choobforoushzadeh A. The 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)
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1- Department of Psychology, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran , azramohammadpanah@ardakan.ac.ir
2- Department of Psychology, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, Ardakan University, Yazd, Iran
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Aims: This study aimed to describe the mediating roles of some variables, such as coping strategies and pain acceptance, in the association between two variables, namely thought-action fusion and fear of pain in people with chronic pain.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive, causal-correlation study consisted of 220 patients with chronic pain who were selected from patients referring to physiotherapy centers and clinics in Yazd province, Iran, using an available sampling method. Data were collected utilizing the McCracken Acceptance of Chronic Pain Questionnaire, the Rosenstiel and Keefe Pain Coping Strategies Questionnaire, the McCracken Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale, and the Shafran Thought–Action Fusion Questionnaire. The obtained data were then analyzed using SPSS software (version 22) and the structural equation modeling method in LISREL (version 8.80).
Findings: According to the results, since the amount of fit indicators was in the desired range, the thought-action fusion variable could 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.
Conclusion: Therefore, according to the findings, it can be concluded that thought-action fusion had a negative effect on coping strategies and pain acceptance. However, it had a positive and significant effect on fear of pain. On the other hand, 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. These findings are particularly important for medical caregivers who treat patients with chronic pain.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive, causal-correlation study consisted of 220 patients with chronic pain who were selected from patients referring to physiotherapy centers and clinics in Yazd province, Iran, using an available sampling method. Data were collected utilizing the McCracken Acceptance of Chronic Pain Questionnaire, the Rosenstiel and Keefe Pain Coping Strategies Questionnaire, the McCracken Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale, and the Shafran Thought–Action Fusion Questionnaire. The obtained data were then analyzed using SPSS software (version 22) and the structural equation modeling method in LISREL (version 8.80).
Findings: According to the results, since the amount of fit indicators was in the desired range, the thought-action fusion variable could 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.
Conclusion: Therefore, according to the findings, it can be concluded that thought-action fusion had a negative effect on coping strategies and pain acceptance. However, it had a positive and significant effect on fear of pain. On the other hand, 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. These findings are particularly important for medical caregivers who treat patients with chronic pain.
Type of Study: Original |
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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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