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Reduction of bodily pain in response to an online positive activities intervention

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Hausmann, Leslie R.M., Parks, Acacia, Youk, Ada O., Kwoh, C. Kent·2014·The Journal of Pain
DOI 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.02.004
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Unlabelled Inducing temporary positive states reduces pain and increases pain tolerance in laboratory studies. We tested whether completing positive activities in one's daily life produces long-term reductions in self-reported bodily pain in a randomized controlled trial of an online positive activities intervention. Participants recruited via the Web were randomly assigned to complete 0, 2, 4, or 6 positive activities administered online over a 6-week period. Follow-up assessments were collected at the end of 6 weeks and at 1, 3, and 6 months postintervention. We used linear mixed effects models to examine whether the intervention reduced pain over time among those who had a score <67 on the bodily pain subscale of the Short Form-36 at baseline (N = 417; pain scores range from 0 to 100; higher scores indicate less pain). Mean pain scores improved from baseline to 6 months in the 2-activity (55.7 to 67.4), 4-activity (54.2 to 71.0), and 6-activity (50.9 to 67.9) groups. Improvements were significantly greater (P < .05) in the 4-activity and 6-activity groups than in the 0-activity control group (54.1 to 62.2) in unadjusted and adjusted models. This study suggests that positive activities administered online can reduce bodily pain in adults with at least mild to moderate baseline pain.Perspective This study demonstrates that teaching people simple positive activities can decrease reported levels of bodily pain; moreover, these activities can be administered over the internet, a potential avenue for broadly disseminating health interventions at relatively low costs and with high sustainability.

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  • Compared with males, females have lower pain threshold and tolerance and greater pain intensity and unpleasantness for heat, cold, ischemic, and pressure pain.

    “compared to males, females demonstrate a decreased threshold and tolerance for pain and increased pain intensity and unpleasantness for heat, cold, ischemic, and pressure pain 150, 161–164”

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  • Considerable evidence suggests that pain prevalence is greater in women than in men.

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    “Sex and gender are important factors in the perception and experience of pain 148–151.”

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Authors
Hausmann, L. R. M., Parks, A., Youk, A. O., & Kwoh, C. K.
Affiliations
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Hiram College (US)
  • University of Arizona (US)
Corresponding author
Hausmann, Leslie R.M.
ORCID
Venue
The Journal of Pain
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-05
Volume
15
Issue
5
Pages
560-567
ISSN
1526-5900 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jpain.2014.02.004
OpenAlex
W2143414400
Cited by
82
References
37
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3
FWCI
4.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Keywords
bodily pain, positive activities, positive psychology interventions, online intervention, analgesia, pain tolerance, chronic pain
MeSH terms
Feasibility Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain Measurement, Psychotherapy, Severity of Illness Index, Time Factors, Linear Models, Treatment Outcome, Internet, Pain Management

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