Effectiveness of Positive Mindfulness Therapy and Emotion-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Improving Pain Perception and Sleep Quality in Fibromyalgia Patients

Pain is the most common mental pressure facing humans and one of the most common complaints among fibromyalgia patients. The present study aimed to investigate the effec-tiveness of Positive Mindfulness Therapy (PMT) and Emotion-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (EFCBT) in improving pain perception and sleep quality in patients with fibromy-algia.

This study is a quasi-experimental research in which 60 referees  who visiting Red Cross affiliated physiotherapy clinics in Tehran in 2020 were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two experimental groups (positive mind-fulness therapy and emotion-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy) and a control group (N= 20 individuals per each group). The research instruments included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20.

The results showed that PMT produced significant improvements in pain percep-tion (P< 0.001) and sleep quality (P= 0.013) in the patients compared to the control group. Furthermore, EFCBT was effective in improving pain perception (P< 0.001) and sleep quality (P = 0.015) in fibromyalgia patients. The results did not imply a significant difference be-tween the two treatment interventions.

Using PMT and EFCBT are effective in attenuating pain perception and improv-ing sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients.