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- Title
MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY (MCBT) VERSUS VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) ENHANCED CBT, VERSUS TREATMENT AS USUAL FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN. A CLINICAL TRIAL.
- Authors
IGNA, Raluca; ŞTEFAN, Simona; ONAC, Ioan; ONAC, Ioana; UNGUR, Rodica-Ana; TATAR, Aurora SZENTAGOTAI
- Abstract
The present clinical trial aimed to compare mindfulness-based CBT (MCBT), VR-enhanced CBT, and treatment as usual, in terms of effectiveness and mechanisms of change. Outcomes referred to intensity of pain, associated emotional (e.g. anxiety, depression, anger) and cognitive (e.g. catastrophizing, absolutistic beliefs, rumination, fear of pain) problems, and vitality/quality of life. General irrational beliefs, painrelated irrational beliefs and awareness and pain-acceptance were introduced as mediators in the mechanisms of change analysis. A total of 68 patients participated in this trial (18 in the MCBT group, 25 in the CBT group and 25 in the control group - PHM). Results show that only the level of pain was significantly lower in the MCBT group than in the PHM group, but the results were not different from the CBT group. Effects were not mediated by the hypothesized variables. Clinical implications are further discussed.
- Subjects
BACKACHE; PSYCHOTHERAPY research; CLINICAL trials; DIAGNOSIS; VIRTUAL reality
- Publication
Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 2, p229
- ISSN
2360-0853
- Publication type
Article