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. 2023 Feb 23;20(5):3973. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20053973

Table 2.

INTEGRO intervention.

Treatment Details
PHASE 1 ENGAGEMENT, MOTIVATION-SHARING, PSYCHOEDUCATION, COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING
T1 Definition of the problem reported by the patient, the history of pain, personal and environmental factors that contribute to the maintenance, worsening and improvement of pain. Meaning attributed to the disease and to the pain symptom.
T2 * Perception of pain through the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Psychoeducation. Diary of the pain.
T3-T4 Diary analysis of pain, pain-related behaviors and thoughts. Psychoeducation. Coping strategies and maintenance cycles in pain, analysis of ‘pain behaviors’. Sharing of situations in which the patient perceives a poor management of painful symptoms with identification of situational antecedents (A), thoughts (B), behavior and emotions (C).
T5 * Perception of pain through the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Influence of chronic pain on interpersonal dynamics. Analysis of situations in which the patient perceives a poor management of painful symptoms through the ABC technique. Cognitive restructuring.
T6 The role of control in chronic pain, patient attitudes and beliefs. Analysis of ‘pain behaviors’. Pain diary with distinction of the physical sensory component from the emotional component.
PHASE 2 COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING, REDUCTION IN AVOIDANCES AND PROMOTION OF ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES, INTRODUCTION OF EXPERIENTIAL AWARENESS TECHNIQUES AND THOUGHT–ACTION DEFUSION
T7-T8 Pain diary with distinction of the physical sensory component from the emotional component. The role of awareness of enteroceptive stimuli in chronic pain. Experiential techniques of body awareness, breath and body temperature.
T9 * Perception of pain through the McGill Pain Questionnaire and the diary. Goals and values that guide behavior.
T10-T11 Analysis of ‘pain behaviors’. Cognitive defusion. Experiential techniques of body awareness, exploration of pain, acceptance and acceptance of pain.
PHASE 3 CONCLUSION
T12 * Perception of pain through the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Conclusion of the process and the asset acquired.

* In these interviews, the synchronous revelation of the physiological parameters of the patient and therapist is envisaged, and the video recording of the interview is only upon specific consent.