quality of life ↔ pain intensity

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These concepts are related as they are both primary outcomes evaluated in studies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for chronic pain, where they are consistently contrasted: [1], [2], and [3] all demonstrate that while CBT improves quality of life, it does not significantly impact pain intensity.

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A systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy-based ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 3 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.

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.