cognitive-behavioral therapy ↔ pain intensity

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is frequently evaluated as a clinical intervention for managing pain intensity, as evidenced by multiple systematic reviews and comparative studies [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9].

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A systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy-based ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 8 facts

measurementA study by Boersma et al. (2019) found no significant differences in pain intensity when comparing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and hybrid therapy (exposure in vivo and dialectical behavior therapy) at both post-treatment and follow-up.

measurementDe Jong et al. (2016, 2018) and Torrijos-Zarcero et al. (2021) reported no significant differences in the reduction of pain intensity at post-treatment when comparing Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) to Treatment As Usual (TAU) or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

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 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 found no significant differences between traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and treatment as usual at post-treatment and follow-up regarding pain intensity and pain catastrophizing.

measurementA study by Baumeister et al. (2021) identified significant differences in improved pain intensity at post-treatment in favor of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) compared to treatment as usual (TAU), with a small effect size (d = 0.42).

claimStudies exploring pain intensity and pain catastrophizing found no significant differences between traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Treatment As Usual (TAU) at post-treatment and follow-up.

measurementFour studies (Migliorini et al., 2016; Ólason et al., 2018; Aragonès et al., 2019; Schlicker et al., 2020) found no differences in pain intensity at follow-up when comparing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treatment as usual (TAU).

Associations between pain intensity, psychosocial factors ... - Nature nature.com Nature 1 fact

claimThe effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing pain intensity does not appear to outperform that of control treatments.