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Gratitude and Well-Being in Older Adults with Chronic Pain: a Brief Gratitude Intervention Feasibility Study

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dc.contributorHamilton, James C
dc.contributorAllen, Rebecca S
dc.contributorGoodin, Burel R
dc.contributorMcDonough, Ian M
dc.contributor.advisorParmelee, Patricia A.
dc.contributor.authorCondon, Shelley E.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-27
dc.date.available2023-01-27
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractChronic pain is a health problem that disproportionately affects older adults and negatively impacts quality of life. Gratitude interventions have emerged as a promising approach to ameliorate the negative impact of pain and enhance well-being. Despite the high prevalence of older adults with chronic pain, there are no gratitude interventions among older adults with chronic pain. The current study utilized a two-week gratitude daily diary intervention in a sample of 38 older adults (M = 67.53 years) with chronic knee or hip pain to evaluate the effects of gratitude on well-being (Aim 1) and the effects of the intervention on changes in well-being (Aim 2) across the study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the gratitude group (n = 21) or the attention-matched control group (n = 17). Participants in the gratitude group wrote three things they were grateful for each day, while the attention-matched control did not journal. All participants completed pre- and post-intervention interviews and received 14 nightly phone calls, which allowed for "global" analyses using pre-and post-intervention data and "daily" analyses using nightly phone call data. The results of Aim 1 revealed that trait and state gratitude were significantly related to physical and mental well-being, controlling for age and income level. In Aim 2, no significant effects emerged for treatment group on global or daily changes in well-being in Aim 2. However, significant main effects emerged for time on global and daily well-being outcomes, indicating improvements in well-being across time, regardless of treatment condition. The impact of small sample size, COVID-19, and methodological limitations are discussed, and clinical implications and future directions for gratitude interventions focused on improving the well-being of older adults with chronic pain are provided.en_US
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/186740
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004564
dc.identifier.otherCondon_alatus_0004D_15035
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/9852
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectChronic pain
dc.subjectGeropsychology
dc.subjectGratitude
dc.subjectOlder Adults
dc.subjectWell-being
dc.titleGratitude and Well-Being in Older Adults with Chronic Pain: a Brief Gratitude Intervention Feasibility Studyen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Psychology
etdms.degree.disciplineClinical psychology
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

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