Attention to pain and fear of pain in patients with chronic pain
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To investigate how acceptance of illness affects chronic pain in terms of attention towards pain and fearful thinking of pain. 62 participants (50 women) with chronic pain carried a palmtop computer for 2 weeks. Eight times each day auditory signals were delivered to cue participants to complete questions about their experience. Multilevel analyses indicated that on moments with more intense pain, more fearful thinking about pain, and less positive emotions, attention to pain was increased. Illness acceptance did not moderate the relation between pain intensity and attention to pain. Results further indicated that on moments with more intense pain, more negative emotions, and less positive emotions, fearful thinking about pain was increased. Of particular interest was the finding that the relationship between pain intensity and fearful thinking about pain was less strong for those high in acceptance. Pain captures attention and elicits fearful thinking about pain. Acceptance may be a useful avenue to lower negative thinking about pain, and to increase well-being in patients with chronic illnesses.
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ACT could be an alternative to CBT in conditions where certain feelings, thoughts and avoidance of physical sensations may increase pain.
“ACT could be an alternative to CBT in conditions where certain feelings, thoughts and avoidance of physical sensations may increase pain [36, 37].”
From Symptom reduction and improved function in chronic CRPS type 1 after 12-week integrated, interdisciplinary therapy (2019) · cites this paper as [37]
The Introduction describes pain avoidance as an unhelpful coping strategy, and the Discussion reports that acceptance weakened the association between pain intensity and fearful thoughts. The paper does not assess ACT or CBT, recommend one as an alternative to the other, or show that feelings, thoughts, and avoidance increase pain. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.83)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn that study, acceptance moderated the relationship between pain intensity and fearful cognitions of pain, such that it was weaker among those higher in acceptance.
“However, acceptance did moderate the relationship between pain intensity and fearful cognitions of pain, such that it was weaker among those higher in acceptance.”
From Decoupling as a Mechanism of Change in Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Literature Review (2015) · cites this paper as Crombez et al., 2013
In an ecological momentary assessment study with 62 chronic pain participants, acceptance as measured by the ICQ lowered attention paid to pain on average, but did not moderate the association between attention to pain and pain intensity.
“Acceptance was found to lower the attention paid to pain on average, but it did not moderate the association between attention to pain and pain intensity.”
From Decoupling as a Mechanism of Change in Mindfulness and Acceptance: A Literature Review (2015) · cites this paper as Crombez et al., 2013
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- Authors
- Crombez, G., Viane, I., Eccleston, C., Devulder, J., & Goubert, L.
- Affiliations
- Ghent University (BE)
- University of Bath (GB)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Crombez, Geert
- Venue
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Published
- 2012-05-22
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 371-378
- ISSN
- 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3521
- OpenAlex
- W2037307343
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 5.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- purehost.bath.ac.uk
- Licence
- other-oa
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- The University of Bath Online Publications Store (The University of Bath) (acceptedVersion)
- Pure (University of Bath) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Vlaamse regering
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- chronic pain, attention to pain, fear of pain, acceptance of illness, pain intensity, emotional experience, positive emotions, negative emotions, cognitive appraisal of pain, well-being
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Attention, Attitude to Health, Fear, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Monitoring, Ambulatory, Young Adult, Chronic Pain
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