The impact of rumination on fibromyalgia pain after physical activity: an experimental study

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dc.abstract.enSome fibromyalgia (FM) patients engage in rumination (i.e. a chain of repetitive, passive and relatively uncontrollable thoughts focused on negative content) to cope with the pain and discomfort of daily activities. The partial model of rumination in chronic pain suggests that rumination processes may play a causal role in maintaining pain. Rumination might also be one of the key factors interfering with the reestablishment of adapted physical activity. The objective of this study was to test how rumination vs. distraction induction influence FM patients’ pain intensity, discomfort linked to pain, and affect after physical activity. Forty-seven participants with a diagnosis of FM were randomly assigned to undergo distraction induction vs. rumination induction after performing a physical activity in ecological setting. Their pain intensity, pain-related discomfort, and affect were measured at the baseline, after physical activity, and after rumination versus distraction induction. A series of mixed-design ANOVAs showed that rumination induction after physical activity impairs patients’ recovery in terms of pain intensity and discomfort, but not affect, as compared to the distraction condition. In conclusion, participants with fibromyalgia who engage in rumination following a physical activity recover less from their pain experience as compared to distraction induction. These results are consistent with the partial model of rumination in chronic pain and support the idea that rumination may play a causal role in the development and maintenance of pain.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii, Emotion Cognition Lab
dc.affiliationInstytut Nauk Humanistycznych
dc.affiliationInterdyscyplinarne Laboratorium Regulacji Emocjonalnej i Procesów Poznawczych
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorFonseca das Neves, Jérémy
dc.contributor.authorKornacka, Monika
dc.contributor.authorSerra, Eric
dc.contributor.authorRollin, Noémie
dc.contributor.authorKosinski, Thierry
dc.contributor.authorMaréchal, Virginie
dc.contributor.authorJehel, Louis
dc.contributor.authorRusinek, Stéphane
dc.date.access2023-11-22
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-20T07:32:12Z
dc.date.available2023-12-20T07:32:12Z
dc.date.created2023-11-03
dc.date.issued2023-11-22
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Some fibromyalgia (FM) patients engage in rumination (i.e. a chain of repetitive, passive and relatively uncontrollable thoughts focused on negative content) to cope with the pain and discomfort of daily activities. The partial model of rumination in chronic pain suggests that rumination processes may play a causal role in maintaining pain. Rumination might also be one of the key factors interfering with the reestablishment of adapted physical activity. The objective of this study was to test how rumination vs. distraction induction influence FM patients’ pain intensity, discomfort linked to pain, and affect after physical activity. Forty-seven participants with a diagnosis of FM were randomly assigned to undergo distraction induction vs. rumination induction after performing a physical activity in ecological setting. Their pain intensity, pain-related discomfort, and affect were measured at the baseline, after physical activity, and after rumination versus distraction induction. A series of mixed-design ANOVAs showed that rumination induction after physical activity impairs patients’ recovery in terms of pain intensity and discomfort, but not affect, as compared to the distraction condition. In conclusion, participants with fibromyalgia who engage in rumination following a physical activity recover less from their pain experience as compared to distraction induction. These results are consistent with the partial model of rumination in chronic pain and support the idea that rumination may play a causal role in the development and maintenance of pain.</jats:p>
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dc.description.volume13
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-023-47414-z
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/192
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-47414-z
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.subject.enfibromyalgia
dc.subject.enrumination
dc.subject.enrepetitive negative thinking
dc.subject.enchronic pain recovery
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dc.titleThe impact of rumination on fibromyalgia pain after physical activity: an experimental study
dc.title.journalScientific Reports
dc.typeJournalArticle
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