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ArticleHealth psychology report2024

Psychotherapy and chronic pain management: a quantitative study evaluating the contribution of psychotherapy to quality of life and treatment compliance in chronic disease patients.

Venetia Dourouka, Dimitris D Vlastos, Paraskevi Theofilou

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Venetia DouroukaDepartment of Psychology, Scientific College of Greece (SCG), Athens, Greece.
Dimitris D VlastosDepartment of Psychology, Scientific College of Greece (SCG), Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0257-713X
Paraskevi TheofilouSCG Lab of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3424-0243

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Abstract

backgroundThe psychology of pain is an important field of study that focuses on understanding the psychological factors associated with pain and developing effective approaches to its management. Pain is a complex sensation that affects a person's physical and mental well-being, and psychological factors can have a significant impact on the perception, response and coping with pain. This research study examines the contribution of psychotherapy in managing chronic pain and improving quality of life and treatment adherence. PARTICIPANTS AND PROCEDURE: The sample consisted of 87 participants who completed the McGill Pain Assessment Questionnaire, SF-36 Quality of Life questionnaire, and the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) questionnaire. Two groups were created: one group received psychotherapy to manage pain and illness, while the other group either did not receive psychotherapy or had no contact with this therapeutic method.

resultsThe results showed that patients who received psychotherapy had higher scores in the dimensions of mental health, vitality, general health, physical pain, physical functioning, and social functioning compared to patients who did not receive psychotherapy. Statistical analysis confirmed significant differences between the two groups. Additionally, psychotherapy was associated with higher treatment adherence, as indicated by the mean scores of patients receiving psychotherapy compared to those who did not.

conclusionsThis suggests that psychotherapy can contribute to increased treatment adherence. The results clearly show that patients who received psychotherapy have significantly higher levels of mental health, vitality, general health and functioning compared to patients who did not receive psychotherapy.

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biopsychosocial modelchronic illnesschronic painpain assessmentpsychotherapyquality of lifetreatment compliance

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