Effectiveness of cognitive reappraisal and distraction for induced acute pain: A laboratory study.

Juan Carlos Pacho HernándezJosé Luis González-GutiérrezLaura Yunta-RuaRicardo PocinhoAlmudena López-López

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2024)

These findings highlighted the beneficial use of both strategies in the short term for pain relief, distraction being more effective in moderate pain levels. Applying both strategies to everyday situations that may cause short-term acute pain could be of great clinical relevance. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
emergency department
liver failure
postoperative pain
respiratory failure
drug induced
acute respiratory distress syndrome