Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping review

Objective (s): Chronic low back pain is one of the most common chronic diseases that influence people's health and quality of life. The first line of non-medical management of chronic low back pain is psychological interventions. The current scoping review aimed to determine psychological inter...

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Main Authors: Deniz Fardi, Samira Mohammadi, Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi, Ali Montazeri
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Published: Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research 2023-02-01
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Online Access:http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-2054-en.html
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author Deniz Fardi
Samira Mohammadi
Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi
Ali Montazeri
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Samira Mohammadi
Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi
Ali Montazeri
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description Objective (s): Chronic low back pain is one of the most common chronic diseases that influence people's health and quality of life. The first line of non-medical management of chronic low back pain is psychological interventions. The current scoping review aimed to determine psychological interventions usually are used to treat chronic low back pain. Methods: This scoping review examined studies published in English language with related keywords including ‘chronic low back pain’, ‘cognitive behavior therapy’, ‘behavioural/behavioral therapy’, ‘mindfulness’, ‘mediation’, ‘stress reduction’, ‘biofeedback’, ‘pain education’, ‘counselling’ and ‘acceptance and commitment therapy’ in PubMed. The data were extracted and tabulated to summarize evidence. In addition, information on instruments used to measure pain were addressed. Results: In all 156 papers was retrieved. Of these, 21 papers fulfilled the inclusion criteria. 19 articles out of 21 articles had a control group. The findings of the study showed that cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy, mindfulness and biofeedback were used more than other types of interventions. The results of cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy and mindfulness interventions confirmed their effectiveness, but using biofeedback intervention did not show certain result in the treatment of chronic back pain. The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was the most widely used instrument for pain assessment. Conclusion: The findings showed that psychological interventions were effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain (especially back pain with psychosomatic causes). In cases where chronic low back pain has a specific cause, psychological intervention alone is not effective and should be used in combination with clinical interventions or other non-medical interventions such as rehabilitation.
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spelling doaj.art-def1ea21818649fd80e5e0fa7952871e2023-02-14T04:45:15ZfasIranian Institute for Health Sciences ResearchPayesh1680-76262008-45362023-02-012212938Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping reviewDeniz Fardi0Samira Mohammadi1Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi2Ali Montazeri3 Department of Health Psychology, School of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Tehran, Iran Department of Community Healh, Health Metrics Research Centre, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran Department of Public Health, School of Health, Mazandaran University od Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Department of Community Healh, Health Metrics Research Centre, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran Objective (s): Chronic low back pain is one of the most common chronic diseases that influence people's health and quality of life. The first line of non-medical management of chronic low back pain is psychological interventions. The current scoping review aimed to determine psychological interventions usually are used to treat chronic low back pain. Methods: This scoping review examined studies published in English language with related keywords including ‘chronic low back pain’, ‘cognitive behavior therapy’, ‘behavioural/behavioral therapy’, ‘mindfulness’, ‘mediation’, ‘stress reduction’, ‘biofeedback’, ‘pain education’, ‘counselling’ and ‘acceptance and commitment therapy’ in PubMed. The data were extracted and tabulated to summarize evidence. In addition, information on instruments used to measure pain were addressed. Results: In all 156 papers was retrieved. Of these, 21 papers fulfilled the inclusion criteria. 19 articles out of 21 articles had a control group. The findings of the study showed that cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy, mindfulness and biofeedback were used more than other types of interventions. The results of cognitive behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy and mindfulness interventions confirmed their effectiveness, but using biofeedback intervention did not show certain result in the treatment of chronic back pain. The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was the most widely used instrument for pain assessment. Conclusion: The findings showed that psychological interventions were effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain (especially back pain with psychosomatic causes). In cases where chronic low back pain has a specific cause, psychological intervention alone is not effective and should be used in combination with clinical interventions or other non-medical interventions such as rehabilitation.http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-2054-en.htmlpsychological therapychronic low back paininterventionscoping review
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Samira Mohammadi
Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi
Ali Montazeri
Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping review
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chronic low back pain
intervention
scoping review
title Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping review
title_full Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping review
title_fullStr Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping review
title_short Psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain: a scoping review
title_sort psychological interventions in patients with chronic low back pain a scoping review
topic psychological therapy
chronic low back pain
intervention
scoping review
url http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-2054-en.html
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