The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Reducing Intensity Pain in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Document Type : پژوهشی

Author

• Mohammad mehdi Jahangiri

islamic azad university

10.22067/ijap.v8i2.67091

Abstract

Purpose: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a “third wave” cognitive-behavioral intervention that employs innovative mindfulness-based strategies. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on reducing Intensity pain in patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
Methodology: The study method was semi- experimental pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study population included all the multiple sclerosis in Arak in the Summer of 2016. Thirty subjects were selected via purposive sampling among patients coming to Arak medical centers and they were randomly assigned into two experiments and control groups. The experimental groups then received 8 sessions Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory was used for collecting data in pre-test and post-test stages. The data were analyzed by covariance.
Findings: The results showed that there was a meaningful difference between pretest-posttest experimental groups in the mean score of pain though a meaningful difference was not observed among these pretest-posttest control groups. The results support the effectiveness of  the ACT in decreasing pain. According to the data based on the positive impact of ACT, it is recommended that the method should be used in treatment centers

Keywords

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• pain
• multiple sclerosis

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