Investigating the effect of stress management training based on cognitive-behavioral approach on reducing anxiety, cognitive avoidance, and improving health-related quality of life in patients with chronic pain

The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management training on anxiety, cognitive avoidance, and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic pain. This semi-experimental study used a pre-test-post-test design with follow-up and a control group. The statistical population consisted of patients with chronic pain in Tehran during the second half of ۲۰۲۳. Thirty patients were selected using purposive sampling and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in ۱۰ sessions of cognitive-behavioral stress management training (Hajilu et al., ۲۰۱۸). To evaluate the impact of the intervention, the Beck Anxiety Inventory (۱۹۹۰), the Sexton and Dugas Cognitive Avoidance Scale (۲۰۰۴), and the Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (۲۰۰۳) were administered at pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed that the intervention significantly reduced anxiety and cognitive avoidance while improving health-related quality of life (P<۰.۰۵). The results suggest that cognitive-behavioral stress management training can be an effective intervention for improving the mental health and quality of life of patients with chronic pain.

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Stress management training based on the cognitive behavioral approach ، health anxiety ، cognitive avoidance ، health-related quality of life ، chronic pain ، اموزش مدیریت استرس مبتنی بر رویکرد شناختی رفتاری ، اضطراب ، اجتناب شناختی ، کیفیت زندگی مرتبط با سلامت ، درد مزمن