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Anxiety and pain intensity are frequently studied together as key variables in chronic pain research, as evidenced by their inclusion in meta-analyses of the fear-avoidance model [1] and systematic reviews of musculoskeletal pain [2]. These concepts are often evaluated alongside one another to determine the efficacy of psychological interventions like CBT on patient outcomes [3], [4], and [5].
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A systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy-based ... frontiersin.org 5 facts
claimTraditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) improves depression, anxiety, and quality of life in patients with comorbid chronic pain and clinically relevant psychological distress, but does not improve pain intensity or pain catastrophizing.
claimThe systematic review explored pain-related variables (pain interference, pain intensity, pain acceptance, pain catastrophizing, and pain self-efficacy), emotional functioning (depression, anxiety, and stress), health-related quality of life, behavioral activation, and psychological flexibility.
claimCBT-based interventions were more effective than control groups in improving depression, anxiety, and quality of life at both post-treatment and follow-up, but not in improving pain intensity, according to the systematic review.
claimThe systematic review concludes that traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy may produce significant benefits for the improvement of depression, anxiety, and quality of life, but not for pain intensity and pain catastrophizing.
claimThe systematic review measured outcomes including pain-related variables (pain interference, intensity, acceptance, catastrophizing, and self-efficacy), emotional functioning (depression, anxiety, and stress), health-related quality of life, behavioral activation, and psychological flexibility.
Associations between pain intensity, psychosocial factors ... - Nature nature.com 3 facts
referenceRogers, A. H. and Farris, S. G. published 'A meta-analysis of the associations of elements of the fear-avoidance model of chronic pain with negative affect, depression, anxiety, pain-related disability and pain intensity' in the European Journal of Pain in 2022.
claimA systematic review of musculoskeletal pain studies identified an association between increased pain-related fear and anxiety and higher levels of pain intensity and disability.
claimA meta-analysis of patients with chronic pain found that fear of pain, pain catastrophizing, and pain vigilance were strongly associated with negative affect, anxiety, pain intensity, and disability, supporting components of the fear-avoidance model.