The first 2 years of rheumatoid arthritis: the influence of acceptance on pain, physical limitation and depression

Pinto-Gouveia, José; Costa, Joana; Marôco, João

doi:10.1177/1359105313499807

Cited by 32Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

The first 2 years of rheumatoid arthritis: the influence of acceptance on pain, physical limitation and depression

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Pinto-Gouveia, José, Costa, Joana, Marôco, João·2015·Journal of Health Psychology

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The influence of acceptance in the progression of pain, physical limitation and depression was explored in the first 2 years of rheumatoid arthritis. Latent growth curve models showed significant increases in pain, physical limitation and depression. Besides that, the levels of pain and physical limitation at the baseline were associated with acceptance but not its progression across time. Therefore, patients with higher scores of acceptance reported less pain and physical limitation. The progression of depression was associated with acceptance; higher acceptance patients had slower growth rates of depression across time, even when pain and physical limitations increased. The inclusion of pain acceptance in clinical practice is discussed.

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Authors: Pinto-Gouveia, J., Costa, J., & Marôco, J.
Affiliations: Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
University of Coimbra (PT)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário (PT)
ORCID: Costa, Joana
Marôco, João
Venue: Journal of Health Psychology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2013-09-02
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
Pages: 102-112
ISSN: 1359-1053 (ISSN-L)
1461-7277
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313499807
OpenAlex: W2088095749
Cited by: 32
References: 59
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 4.08
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
Keywords: rheumatoid arthritis, pain acceptance, pain, physical limitations, depression, disease progression, latent growth curve models, early rheumatoid arthritis
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Time Factors, Disease Progression, Mobility Limitation, Young Adult

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