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Pesaraklou R, Pesaraklou F, Pesaraklou R, Aghili M. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Compassion-Based Therapy on Health Anxiety and Pain Coping Strategies in Patients with Migraine. JAP 2026; 16 (4) :30-42
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1- Master of Science in General Psychology, Payam Noor University, Gorgan, Iran , pesaraklounazanin@gmail.com
2- Master of Science in General Psychology, Payam Noor University, Gorgan, Iran
3- Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2- Master of Science in General Psychology, Payam Noor University, Gorgan, Iran
3- Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Background and Objective: Pain is the most common reason for patients to visit a doctor. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy and compassion-based therapy on health anxiety and pain coping strategies in patients with migraine.
Material and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the study was patients with migraine headaches who referred to a neurologist in Gonbad-Kavoos in the first half of 2024. 45 people were selected purposively and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group (15 people in each group). The experimental groups underwent 8 60-minute sessions of schema therapy and compassion-based therapy, and the control group did not receive treatment during this period. The research instruments were the health anxiety questionnaires of Salkowski et al. (2002) and the pain coping strategies of Rosenshil and Keefe (1983). The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS version 24.
Results: The results showed that both interventions reduced health anxiety and increased pain coping strategies in patients with migraine (P<0.05). There was a significant difference between the effectiveness of the two treatment methods in this regard, in other words, schema therapy was more effective on pain coping strategies and compassion-based therapy was more effective on health anxiety in patients with migraine (P<0.05).
Results: According to the research findings, schema therapy and compassion-based therapy can be used to improve health anxiety and increase adaptive pain coping strategies in patients with migraine.
Material and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of the study was patients with migraine headaches who referred to a neurologist in Gonbad-Kavoos in the first half of 2024. 45 people were selected purposively and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and a control group (15 people in each group). The experimental groups underwent 8 60-minute sessions of schema therapy and compassion-based therapy, and the control group did not receive treatment during this period. The research instruments were the health anxiety questionnaires of Salkowski et al. (2002) and the pain coping strategies of Rosenshil and Keefe (1983). The data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS version 24.
Results: The results showed that both interventions reduced health anxiety and increased pain coping strategies in patients with migraine (P<0.05). There was a significant difference between the effectiveness of the two treatment methods in this regard, in other words, schema therapy was more effective on pain coping strategies and compassion-based therapy was more effective on health anxiety in patients with migraine (P<0.05).
Results: According to the research findings, schema therapy and compassion-based therapy can be used to improve health anxiety and increase adaptive pain coping strategies in patients with migraine.
Keywords: schema therapy, compassion-based therapy, health anxiety, pain coping strategies, migraine.
Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
Chronic pain managment
Received: 2025.10.29 | Accepted: 2025.12.1 | Published: 2026.03.1
Received: 2025.10.29 | Accepted: 2025.12.1 | Published: 2026.03.1
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