Mindfulness training for reducing anger, anxiety, and depression in fibromyalgia patients
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Fibromyalgia is a disabling syndrome. Results obtained with different therapies are very limited to date. The goal of this study was to verify whether the application of a mindfulness-based training program was effective in modifying anger, anxiety, and depression levels in a group of women diagnosed with fibromyalgia. This study is an experimental trial that employed a waiting list control group. Measures were taken at three different times: pretest, posttest, and follow-up. The statistical analyses revealed a significant reduction of anger (trait) levels, internal expression of anger, state anxiety, and depression in the experimental group as compared to the control group, as well as a significant increase in internal control of anger. It can be concluded that the mindfulness-based treatment was effective after 7 weeks. These results were maintained 3 months after the end of the intervention.
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A possible mechanism of action is stress reduction.
“stress reduction (Amutio, Franco, 2015; Amutio et al., 2018; Amutio, Martínez-Taboada, et al., 2015; Reich et al., 2017; Smith, 2017)”
From Improving Psychosocial Functioning in Mastectomized Women Through a Mindfulness-Based Program: Flow Meditation. (2020) · cites this paper as Amutio, Franco, 2015
The Introduction (page not given) says mindfulness-based approaches reduce stress-related symptoms, including anxiety and depression. The paper does not identify stress reduction itself as a mechanism of action or test it as one; the Discussion instead describes other possible mediating processes. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredMindfulness and ACT increases the experience of positive subjective experiences, enhances active coping and promotes physiological deactivation in the short term, and in the long term, it minimises the risk of depression and reinforces coping resources.
“Mindfulness and ACT increases the experience of positive subjective experiences, enhances active coping and promotes physiological deactivation in the short term, and in the long term, it minimises the risk of depression and reinforces coping resources (27, 47, 55, 57).”
From Identifying mindfulness and acceptance as mediators between negative affect, functional disability and emotional distress in patients with fibromyalgia (2021) · cites this paper as [55]
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe effectiveness of flow meditation has been tested in various treatment studies with acceptable size effects.
“The effectiveness of flow meditation has been tested in various treatment studies with acceptable size effects (Amutio, Franco, Pérez-Fuentes, Gázquez, & Mercader, 2015; Amutio et al., 2018; Franco, Amutio, López-González, Oriol, & MartínezTaboada, 2016; Franco et al., 2017).”
From Improving Psychosocial Functioning in Mastectomized Women Through a Mindfulness-Based Program: Flow Meditation. (2020) · cites this paper as Amutio, Franco, Pérez-Fuentes, Gázquez, & Mercader, 2015
The study's findings are consistent with studies showing improvements in reducing anger, anxiety, and depression by using flow meditation for different samples of patients, including those with fibromyalgia and older adults.
“These findings are consistent with studies showing improvements in reducing anger, anxiety, and depression by using flow meditation for different samples of patients, including those with different conditions, such as fibromyalgia (Amutio, Franco, et al., 2015), and who were older (Franco et al., 2017).”
From Improving Psychosocial Functioning in Mastectomized Women Through a Mindfulness-Based Program: Flow Meditation. (2020) · cites this paper as Amutio, Franco, et al., 2015
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- Authors
- Amutio, A., Franco, C., Pérez-Fuentes, M. D. C., Gázquez, J. J., & Mercader, I.
- Affiliations
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- University of Almería (ES)
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2015-01-12
- Volume
- 5
- Pages
- 1572-1572
- ISSN
- 1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4290530
- OpenAlex
- W2171194024
- Cited by
- 68
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
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- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Communities in ADDI (Universidad del Pais Vasco) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
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- Hispana (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Keywords
- mindfulness training, fibromyalgia, anger, anxiety, depression, trait anger, state anxiety, anger management, women, group intervention, waitlist control
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