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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is related to quality of life as clinical studies consistently evaluate the therapy's efficacy in improving this outcome, as evidenced by [1], [2], and [3]. Quantitative measurements further support this relationship by comparing the effect sizes of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on quality of life against control groups like Treatment As Usual in [4] and [5].
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A systematic review of cognitive behavioral therapy-based ... frontiersin.org 6 facts
measurementTorrijos-Zarcero et al. (2021) found no significant differences in quality-of-life improvement when comparing Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
measurementFour out of six studies (67%) found significant differences in improving quality of life at post-treatment in favor of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) compared to Treatment As Usual (TAU), with medium to invaluable effect sizes (d ranging from 0.78 to 0.02).
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.
measurementCompared to Treatment As Usual (TAU), traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) reported significant differences in the reduction of depressive and anxiety symptoms and in the increase of quality of life at post-treatment and at follow-up, with effect sizes ranging from very large to small.
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.
measurementTwo out of four studies (50%) found significant differences in improving quality of life at follow-up in favor of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) compared to Treatment As Usual (TAU), with medium to small effect sizes (d = 0.78 and d = 0.33).