Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Headache Considering the Moderating Role of Alexithymia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sarah Namjoo; mohammadreza seirafi; Farhad Assarzadegan; Ahmad Borjali

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Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Headache Considering the Moderating Role of Alexithymia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s):

Sarah Namjoo¹,

mohammadreza seirafi

^1,*,

Farhad Assarzadegan²,

Ahmad Borjali

1Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

2Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 22, issue 6; 150-163

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Sarah Namjoomohammadreza seirafiFarhad AssarzadeganAhmad BorjaliEfficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Headache Considering the Moderating Role of Alexithymia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.J Inflamm Dis.22(6):e156136.

Abstract

Background Mindfulness-based intervention has been found efficacious in reducing primary headaches and negative cognitive-related pain. However, little is known about the potential moderators in this regard. One of the most important moderators affecting the headaches is Alexithymia. Objective The present study investigated the moderating role of Alexithymia on the effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on pain intensity in patients with primary headache. Methods A clinical trial was conducted in 2017 and 2018 at Imam Hossein Hospital of Tehran City, Iran. Using judgment sampling method, of 94 inpatients with chronic headache, 85 were selected and randomly assigned into the two groups of MBCT (43 patients) and control (42 patients). The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) of Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) were applied to collect data. The obtained data were analyzed by Independent Samples t-test and Chi-squared test; longitudinal data were analyzed using linear mixed model analysis. Findings Statistically significant time×group interactions were found for pain intensity (P

Keywords

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

Primary headache

Alexithymia

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