ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2017
Gratitude mediates quality of life differences between fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls.
Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Can Gratitude Ease the Burden of Fibromyalgia? A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Role of Pain Acceptance, Pain Catastrophizing, and Coping Strategies: A Validation of the Common Sense Model in Females Living with Fibromyalgia.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2023Article
- Exploring the relationship between gratitude and depression among older adults with chronic low back pain: a sequential mediation analysis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Lessons in Affect Regulation to Keep Stress and Pain UndeR control (LARKSPUR): Design of a randomized controlled trial to increase positive affect in middle-aged and older adults with fibromyalgia.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Body Reprogramming: Reframing the Fibromyalgia narrative and providing an integrative therapeutic model.Health psychology openArticle
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Abstract
purposeDespite a growing literature on the benefits of gratitude for adjustment to chronic illness, little is known about gratitude in medical populations compared to healthy populations, or the degree to which potential deficits in gratitude might impact quality of life. The purpose of the present study was to (1) examine levels of gratitude and quality of life in fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls and (2) consider the role of gratitude in explaining quality of life differences between fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls.
methodsParticipants were 173 fibromyalgia patients and 81 healthy controls. All participants completed measures of gratitude, quality of life, and socio-demographics.
resultsAlthough gratitude was positively associated with quality of life, levels of gratitude and quality of life were lower in the fibromyalgia sample relative to the healthy controls. This difference in gratitude partially mediated differences in quality of life between the two groups after controlling for socio-demographic variables.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that gratitude is a valuable positive psychological trait for quality of life in people with fibromyalgia. Interventions to improve gratitude in this patient population may also bring enhancement in quality of life.
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