Mindfulness and cognitive behavior therapy for provoked vestibulodynia: Mediators of treatment outcome and long-term effects.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic vulvo-vaginal pain condition affecting 8% of premenopausal women. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in managing pain and associated sexual and psychological symptoms, and a recent study found group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to be equivalent. Our goal was to examine the long-term outcomes of these treatments and to explore mediators of change. METHOD: Participants were 130 women diagnosed with PVD who had participated in a clinical trial comparing 8 weeks of group CBT to 8 weeks of group MBCT. Data were collected at pretreatment, posttreatment, and at 6- and 12-month follow-up periods. Outcomes focused on (a) pain with vaginal penetration, (b) pain elicited with a vulvalgesiometer, and (c) sex-related distress. Mediators of interest included pain acceptance (both pain willingness and activities engagement), self-compassion, self-criticism, mindfulness, decentering, and pain catastrophizing. RESULTS: All improvements in the 3 outcomes were retained at 12-month follow-up, with no group differences. Pain catastrophizing, decentering, and chronic pain acceptance (both scales) were mediators of improvement common to both MBCT and CBT. Changes in mindfulness, self-criticism, and self-compassion mediated improvements only in the MBCT group. CONCLUSIONS: Both MBCT and CBT are effective for improving symptoms in women with PVD when assessed 12 months later. The findings have implications for understanding common and potentially distinct pathways by which CBT and MBCT improve pain and sex-related distress in women with PVD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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