The Effectiveness of Group Therapy based on Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement Approach on Cognitive Reactivity to Sad Mood and Pain-Related Anxiety in chronic pain patients

 This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on mindfulness oriented recovery enhancement approach on Cognitive Reactivity to Sad Mood and Pain-Related Anxiety among Chronic Pain Patients.

Materials & Methods:

This study is quasi-experimental with control group. The statistical population included all the patients with chronic pain at Ahwaz who have been referred to Health Center (Hospitals with specialized clinics of physical medicine and orthopedics) in summer 2017. 30 chronic pain patients were selected through recall and in a voluntary method based on pain specialist diagnosis and randomly allocated into two experimental(n=15) and control (n=15) groups. Both groups were tested before. The experimental group for eight sessions of 120-minute group therapy were based on mindfulness oriented recovery enhancement approach. Control group members did not receive any interventions. Data through questionnaires study were Index of Depression Sensitivity-Revised Version (LEIDS-R) and Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS). Research data to way multivariate analysis of variance were analyzed by SPSS 21 software.

The results of multivariate analysis of covariance with significance level (p > 0.0001) on the hypothesis show a significant difference between the two groups at post-test, that represents the effectiveness of mindfulness oriented recovery enhancement approach group therapy based on Cognitive Reactivity to Sad Mood and Pain-Related Anxiety among Chronic Pain Patients.

The conclusion of the study is based on group therapy, mindfulness oriented recovery enhancement approach is to reduce. Cognitive Reactivity to Sad Mood and Pain-Related Anxiety among Chronic Pain Patients.