Examining posttraumatic growth and mindfulness in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis

Hoffman, Anna

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“…Participants appreciated the duality of positives and negatives co-existing in life, recognizing that authentic happiness is derived through adversity (Wong, 2010). For the participants in this study, social connection was an important aspect of PTG, supporting the development of increased tolerance, empathy, and compassion (Hoffman, 2017). Participant acceptance of an illness journey resulted in positive behaviour change, increased empathy, and greater connection with people, such that it had (or would have) improved their skillset as doctors (Morishita et al, 2020).…”

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‘A blessing and a burden’: Exploring posttraumatic growth in doctors with acquired invisible disability—An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Mukherjee

Barr

2022

British J Health Psychol

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Objectives: Qualitative studies of the relationship between acquired invisible disability (AcqID) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) are scant, especially in the context of healthcare professionals. This study aimed to explore in-depth accounts of the lived experience of PTG in doctors with AcqID arising from physical illness with cognitive dysfunction. Design: Five doctors who had been diagnosed in the last decade with a physical illness with cognitive dysfunction resulting in an AcqID, and who self-reported at least one feature of PTG participated in this qualitative research study. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, which were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.Results: This study recognized that AcqID supported a process of PTG for participants. Three superordinate themes were apparent across the sample: identity (The human left behind), self (Acceptance of the disabled self), and rebirth (The phoenix rises from the ashes). Human connection, service as a value, and the role of the body were found to be key facilitators of PTG in these participants. This study offers new perspectives on cognitive-embodied appreciation in facilitating PTG in doctors with AcqID. Conclusions: While the participants perceived AcqID with cognitive dysfunction to be a trauma, they also experienced PTG, Corporeal PTG and a new considered domain, Cognitive-Embodied PTG. The unrealised potential of PTG can be harnessed if doctors with disability are viewed as assets to the medical profession, and diversity is promoted through the provision of appropriate support. Thus, there is poten tial to

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‘A blessing and a burden’: Exploring posttraumatic growth in doctors with acquired invisible disability—An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Mukherjee

Barr

2022

British J Health Psychol

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“…Although there are studies in the literature showing that mindfulness has a significant effect on the level of PTG, including subscales (Chen et al, 2021; Huang et al, 2019); there are also studies stating that it does not have a significant effect (Haspolat, 2019; Hoffman, 2017). The fact that our initiatives partially affected PTG differs from the literature.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is thought that mindfulness‐based initiatives that try to consciously increase awareness through paying attention to the body, thoughts, emotions, and environment, and which also involved techniques such as breathing exercises, can facilitate the capacity to reinterpret events in individuals with previous MI (Pollak et al, 2019). Although no study examining the effect of mindfulness interventions in individuals with previous MI on PTG could be found, some studies conducted on different diseases have stated that mindfulness‐based interventions supported PTG (Chen et al, 2021; Huang et al, 2019; Xunlin et al, 2020), while others have reported that its results were insignificant (Haspolat, 2019; Hoffman, 2017).…”

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“…Although no study examining the effect of mindfulness interventions in individuals with previous MI on PTG could be found, some studies conducted on different diseases have stated that mindfulness-based interventions supported PTG (Chen et al, 2021;Huang et al, 2019;Xunlin et al, 2020), while others have reported that its results were insignificant (Haspolat, 2019;Hoffman, 2017).…”

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Impact of the mindfulness‐based psychoeducation applied to people having a myocardial infarction on mindfulness and posttraumatic growth

Aydındoğmuş

Savaşan

2021

Perspect Psychiatric Care

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Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness-based psychoeducation provided t individuals with previous myocardial infarction on their posttraumatic growth and mindfulness levels. Design and Methods: The sample of this study, which was quasi-experimental with a pre-test posttest follow-up pattern, consisted of 50 patients, 25 in the intervention group and 25 in the control group. The mindfulness-based psychoeducation lasted a total of 8 weeks. Findings: The mindfulness-based psychoeducation program strongly affected the mindfulness levels of the individuals with previous myocardial infarction in the intervention group, but only partially affected their posttraumatic growth. Application Inferences: Mindfulness-based psychoeducation can be used to support mindfulness and posttraumatic growth in individuals who have suffered a myocardial infarction.

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“…Mindfulness training, as a facilitator of PTG, showed encouraging results but these interventions were predominantly implemented in cancer patients (Shiyko et al, 2017). Until now, only one study has investigated the relation between PTG and dispositional mindfulness in people with chronic pain without evidencing any direct significant relationship (Hoffman, 2017). However, both PTG and dispositional mindfulness were significantly related to pain severity.…”

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Posttraumatic growth and pain acceptance: A profile analysis of chronic pain experience.

Ayache¹,

Goutaudier²

2022

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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A growing body of evidence suggests that the mindfulness process could facilitate posttraumatic growth (PTG). This positive psychological change is still understudied in the context of chronic pain. The aim of this cross-sectional study was (a) to provide typologies of people with chronic pain based on pain-related interference, inflexibility in pain, pain acceptance, and PTG, and (b) to examine if the identified profiles significantly differ on facets of dispositional mindfulness and health-related variables. A sample of 683 participants completed online questionnaires. A cluster analysis and mean score comparisons were conducted. Three clusters of people reflected different levels of pain disruption and perceived PTG: distressed, growing, and low disruption clusters. In comparison with the participants in the distressed cluster, those in the growing cluster reported better health outcomes and more dispositional mindfulness. However, in the low disruption cluster (i.e., low pain interference, low inflexibility, and high pain acceptance), higher levels of dispositional mindfulness were associated with a low level of perceived PTG. People who reported higher levels of mindfulness may also experience pain as less traumatic which may then decrease the likelihood of developing PTG. Thus, PTG is less likely to occur. More investigations taking into account traumatic pain disruption may benefit the understanding of the PTG/dispositional mindfulness relationship in people with chronic pain.

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Examining posttraumatic growth and mindfulness in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis

Cited by 3 publications

References 72 publications

‘A blessing and a burden’: Exploring posttraumatic growth in doctors with acquired invisible disability—An interpretative phenomenological analysis

‘A blessing and a burden’: Exploring posttraumatic growth in doctors with acquired invisible disability—An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Impact of the mindfulness‐based psychoeducation applied to people having a myocardial infarction on mindfulness and posttraumatic growth

Posttraumatic growth and pain acceptance: A profile analysis of chronic pain experience.

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