Are group identity and sense of belonging relevant for group pain management programmes? An exploratory pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)-based programmes for chronic pain are often conducted in groups, most likely for time and cost efficiencies. However, there has been very little investigation of the role that the group itself, and particularly the processes occurring within the group, may play in individual outcomes. The objective of this study was to explore whether social group processes were relevant to key treatment outcomes of group CBT for chronic pain.

Method

Data were collected from 15 groups (N = 118) undertaking a pain management programme in a tertiary setting. Intraclass correlations were computed to determine any clustering of outcomes in groups, and linear mixed modelling analysis explored pre-registered hypotheses of associations between treatmen

SUBMITTER: Wilson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9644103 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature