Long‐Term Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (<scp>ACT</scp>) Compared to Standard Medical Care for Improving Quality of Life in Muscle Disorders

Questionnaires were completed by 109 participants (70.3% of the original sample). At six months, the adjusted group difference in QoL continued to favor ACT+SMC, which was significant with moderate effect size. Improvements in secondary outcomes of mood and aspects of psychological flexibility also favored ACT+SMC. Reliable improvement was evident in 33.9% of the ACT+SMC group and 5.7% of the SMC group. Reliable deterioration was uncommon following ACT+SMC (1.8% of participants.) DISCUSSION: The beneficial impacts of guided self-help ACT for QoL and mood were maintained in the longer-term. A third of participants showed response to this brief intervention, and negative individual outcomes were very rare. As is common in psychological interventions, there was a considerable group of non-responders.

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Muscle & Nerve
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2024-12-29
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https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28322
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Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
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Long‐Term Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Compared to Standard Medical Care for Improving Quality of Life in Muscle Disorders

Michael R. Rose, Chiara Vari, Wojtek Rakowicz, Emma Taylor et al.
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Long‐Term Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Compared to Standard Medical Care for Improving Quality of Life in Muscle Disorders

Michael R. Rose, Chiara Vari, Wojtek Rakowicz, Emma Taylor, Christopher D. Graham, Victoria Edwards, Trudie Chalder, Aleksander Radunovic, Lance M. McCracken, Sam Norton, Nicola O’Connell
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Abstract

Questionnaires were completed by 109 participants (70.3% of the original sample). At six months, the adjusted group difference in QoL continued to favor ACT+SMC, which was significant with moderate effect size. Improvements in secondary outcomes of mood and aspects of psychological flexibility also favored ACT+SMC. Reliable improvement was evident in 33.9% of the ACT+SMC group and 5.7% of the SMC group. Reliable deterioration was uncommon following ACT+SMC (1.8% of participants.) DISCUSSION: The beneficial impacts of guided self-help ACT for QoL and mood were maintained in the longer-term. A third of participants showed response to this brief intervention, and negative individual outcomes were very rare. As is common in psychological interventions, there was a considerable group of non-responders.

Muscle & NerveVol. 71(3)
Uppsala University (SE), University of Strathclyde (GB), King's College London (GB), Royal London Hospital (GB), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB), Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (GB), King's College Hospital (GB)
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