2024-03-29T09:04:22Zhttps://repositori.uji.es/oai/requestoai:repositori.uji.es:10234/1769272023-03-30T14:17:46Zcom_10234_8033com_10234_9col_10234_8636
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Molinari, Guadalupe
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Díaz-García, Amanda
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Enrique Roig, Angel
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Roca, Pablo
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Fernández-Llanio Comella, Nagore
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Botella, Cristina
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2018
Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated the effects of positive psychological
factors on pain adjustment. Specifically, optimism has been linked to better physical
functioning and less psychological distress. Until recently, these beneficial effects have
mostly been examined in correlational studies or laboratory settings. The aim of this
study is to test the efficacy of the Best Possible Self intervention using information and
communication technologies with fibromyalgia patients.
Methods: Seventy-one patients were randomly allocated to the Best Possible Self
intervention or a Daily Activities control condition. The Best Possible Self intervention
used an interactive multimedia system with the support of an Internet platform to
practice the guided imagery exercise online.
Results: Intent-to-treat analyses showed that, compared to the control condition, Best
Possible Self patients showed significant improvements in depression, positive affect,
and self-efficacy at post-intervention. Moreover, at 3-month follow-up, patients that
received the intervention improved their optimism and negative affect significantly
more than participants in the control condition.
Discussion: This study shows how a technology-supported intervention aimed at
augmenting positive affect and promoting positive functioning works in the case of
fibromyalgia, expanding the intervention’s efficacy data in clinical populations and
adding knowledge about the role that positive psychological factors play in pain
experience. Moreover, it demonstrates the specific effects of the Best Possible Self
intervention in order to incorporate this exercise in pain treatment protocols.
Guadalupe Molinari, Azucena García-Palacios, Ángel Enrique, Pablo Roca, Nagore Fernández-Llanio Comella, Cristina Botella; The Power of Visualization: Back to the Future for Pain Management in Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Pain Medicine, Volume 19, Issue 7, 1 July 2018, Pages 1451–1468, https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx298
1526-2375
1526-4637
http://hdl.handle.net/10234/176927
https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnx298
Fibromyalgia
Treatment Outcome
Optimism
Best Possible Self
Self-Efficacy
The power of visualization: back to the future for pain management in fibromyalgia syndrome