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ArticleDiabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders2020

The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Pain Acceptance and Pain Perception in Patients with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Amir Abbas Taheri, Ali Akbar Foroughi, Youkhabeh Mohammadian, Seyed Mojtaba Ahmadi, Khatereh Heshmati, Leila Afshar Hezarkhani, Ali Akbar Parvizifard

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Article in Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amir Abbas TaheriDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Ali Akbar ForoughiDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. aliakbar.Foroughi@kums.ac.ir.
Youkhabeh MohammadianDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Seyed Mojtaba AhmadiDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Khatereh HeshmatiDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Leila Afshar HezarkhaniDepartment of Neurology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Ali Akbar ParvizifardDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNeuropathic pain is a complex phenomenon in patients with diabetes. These patients have many problems, such as psychological problems, high-level pain perception, and pain acceptance. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on pain acceptance and pain perception in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy.

methodsThis study was performed according to the clinical trial method. The sample size was 50 participants. In this study, participants were divided into interventional and control groups. According to the diagnosis of neurologists, all participants received conventional medications to manage neuropathic pain. The intervention group received acceptance and commitment therapy for eight sessions. The results in the three phases of pre-test, post-test, and follow-up were evaluated. After completing the study, to comply with ethical standards, the control group received psycho-education. The tools used were the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ). Statistical analysis includes mean, standard deviation, and repeated-measures (ANOVA) conducted by SPSS software version 22.

resultsThe results demonstrated that in the post-test and follow-up phases, acceptance and commitment therapy could improve pain acceptance and reduce pain perception in the intervention group compared to the control group (P < 0.01).

conclusionThe results indicated that acceptance and commitment therapy could be used as a psychological intervention besides pharmacotherapy to improve pain acceptance and reduce pain perception in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy. CLINICAL TRAIL REGISTRATION: This study was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT20180205038630N4).

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Acceptance and commitment therapyPain acceptancePainful diabetic neuropathyPain perception

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