Effectiveness of modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on catastrophizing, acceptance and severity of pain in Fibromyalgia patients

The aim of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of modified Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in catastrophizing, acceptance and severity of pain in Fibromyalgia patients.

This was a semi-experimental study in which 24 women with Fibromyalgia were randomly allocated to mindfulness intervention and control groups. The Pain Cataststrophizing Scale, Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire and Multidimensional Pain Inventory were completed by subjects in both groups before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using analysis of multi covariance (MANCOVA).

The result of multi covariance analysis showed that cataststrophizing, acceptance and severity of pain have significant differences between two groups (p< 0/01). Moreover, there are significant differences in subscales of pain cataststrophizing (rumination, magnification and helplessness) and pain acceptance (Activities engagement and Pain willingness) between groups in significant level of 99%.

the present Results support of Effectiveness of modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for pain in reducing cataststrophizing and severity of pain and increasing pain acceptance in Fibromyalgia patients.