Perception towards Psychological Flexibility Treatment by Parents of Young People with Chronic Pain

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

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Jia Hang Lim ; Sook Huey Lee

关键词: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT);    chronic pain;    psychological flexibility;    young people;   

DOI  :  10.22587/ajbas.2022.16.9.3

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: AENSI

【 摘 要 】

Chronic pain in young people leads to the suffering of the individual and their family members. It has become a significant concern as it causes negative consequences for adolescents. A questionnaire study was conducted to better understand parental attitudes toward such intervention for themselves and their chronic pain children. The study aims to understand parental perception towards such intervention for themselves and their children with chronic pain. This study is in line with the "Pain as the 5th Vital Sign" program promoted by the Malaysian Ministry of Health in 2008 to ensure that patients' pain is effectively managed. Parents were recruited via purposeful sampling and completed a web-based questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of brief descriptions of ACT for chronic pain and asked parents to rate their preferences for treatment modes, perception of the effectiveness of the program, and their motivation and barriers to joining the proposed program. Descriptive analysis of 48 participants showed that parents preferred face-to-face (79.2%) compared to the online method (20.8%), individual sessions (52.1%) compared to group sessions (47.9%), and continuous (72.9%) compared to intermittent (25%) sessions. Most participants (62.6%) believed the treatment would be effective. A high percentage (91.7%) of participants reported being motivated to attend the program. The findings contribute to the lack of studies dealing with intervention for adolescents suffering from chronic pain in Malaysia. This study suggests that Malaysian parents of children with chronic pain conditions are open to ACT intervention targeting psychological flexibility and a contextualized treatment protocol should be developed and tested.

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