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eLIFEwithIBD: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an online acc...
Ferreira, Cláudia; Pereira, Joana; Matos-Pina, Inês; Skvarc, David; Galhardo, Ana; Ferreira, Nuno; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Lucena-Santos, PaolaBackground: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) entails physical, psychological, and social burden and holds a significant impact on quality of life. Experiential avoidance, cognitive fusion, shame, and self-criticism have been identified as possible therapeutic targets for improving mental health in people with IBD. Traditional face-to-face psychological therapy continues to provide obstacles for patients seeking...
Randomized Controlled Trial of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compass...
Ferreira, Cláudia; Pereira, Joana; Skvarc, David; Oliveira, Sara; Galhardo, Ana; Ferreira, Nuno B.; Lucena-Santos, Paola; Carvalho, Sérgio A.Objectives: This study tested the acceptability and efficacy of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and compassion-based intervention (LIFEwithIBD) in people with IBD through a two-arm RCT. Methods: Participants were recruited at the Gastroenterology Department of the Coimbra University Hospital between June and September 2019. Of the 355 patients screened, those who accepted to participate were randomly assig...
The contribution of the components of self-compassion and self-judgment in depr...
Matos-Pina, Inês; Oliveira, Sara; Ferreira, CláudiaThe current study aimed at examining the potential role of selfcompassion and self-judgment components on depressive symptomatology and psychological health in people with a diagnosis of chronic physical disease. The sample included 223 participants with a diagnosis of chronic physical disease, aged between 18 and 45 years, who completed an online survey. The tested model showed an excellent fit to the empirica...
Internal and External Shame in Healthy and Chronically Ill Samples: Exploring L...
Matos-Pina, Inês; Trindade, Inês A.; Ferreira, CláudiaThis study aimed to examine the role of decentering and committed action as mediators of the link of external and internal shame with psychological health, in people with a chronic disease diagnosis (n=223) and without chronic disease (n=230). Participants with chronic disease presented higher levels of both external and internal shame. Path analysis results showed that these variables seem to be negatively lin...