The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Psychological Well-being in Men and Women with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

Tayebeh Ensandoost; Ali Akbar Samari; Mohammad Hossein Bayazi; Alireza Rajaei

doi:10.61838/kman.aftj.3.4.22

Authors

Tayebeh Ensandoost PhD Student in Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e Jam, Iran. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9575-9236
Ali Akbar Samari Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kashmar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashmar, Iran. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0437-1987
Mohammad Hossein Bayazi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e-Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e-Jam, Iran. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5707-265X
Alireza Rajaei Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Torbat-e-Jam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Torbat-e-Jam, Iran. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5571-8349

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.aftj.3.4.22

Keywords:

Social-Emotional Learning, Family Emotional Atmosphere, Prevention, Addiction.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on psychological well-being of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Methods: The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with pre-test-post-test design and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the study included all patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain in the summer of 2020 in Torbat-e-Jam, from which 30 eligible individuals were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into experimental and control groups (15 in each group). And answered the psychological well-being questionnaire. Were placed. Acceptance and commitment treatment was taught in eight sessions weekly. Statistical data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance and SPSS-16 software at a significance level of α = 0.05. Results: The results showed that acceptance and commitment treatment significantly improved psychological well-being in the experimental group compared to the control group (P <0.05). Also, the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy remained constant until the follow-up stage. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be said that acceptance and commitment therapy was effective in increasing psychological well-being of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and this method can be used to improve psychological problems in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.