Author : Jennifer Carty
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Page : 102 pages
File Size : 36,96 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Clinical psychology
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ANCOVA analyses, controlling for depression, were conducted to determine the effects of the life-stress interview compared to a wait-list control group. Findings from this study suggest that a life-stress interview can be effective in improving health, specifically pain severity and pelvic floor symptom distress. Participants in the interview group showed increases in interpersonal domineering/control and decreases in vindictive/self-centeredness and social inhibition, suggesting the interview was effective in improving assertive, active engagement in interpersonal relationships, allowing for health balanced emotional expression and increased comfort in relationships. However, no effects were found on psychological health and only minimal effects were found on mind-body awareness. Participants in the interview group were less likely to attribute their pelvic symptoms to environmental causes and decreases in precontemplation of change, suggesting minimal shifts in mind-body awareness. In general, it appears that this novel, emotion-focused interview can be effective in improving health for women with chronic urogenital pain within tertiary care clinics for women0́9s health. Further, this study suggests that for this complex patient group emotion-focused interviews can be a useful alternative to cognitive-behavioral interviews.