Highlights

  • The present study was conducted to compare two therapies which had obtained good results for chronic pain according to previous literature

  • The effect size was slightly larger in the experimental group, indicating that even though there were similar improvements in both groups, the greatest change was found in the experimental group

  • We can conclude that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy may have a similar efficacy, it seems that there was a modest trend of larger effects produced by MindfulnessBased Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)-CP

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Introduction

Its prevalence has been calculated to be 20% worldwide [2], and it is a medical condition with a high economic burden due to its relationship with work absenteeism, a decrease in productivity, early retirement, and work disability, with its indirect and direct costs in the European. Union estimated at 3 to 10% of the gross domestic product [3]. Given its multi-factorial character, pharmacological treatment tends to be insufficient, and multidisciplinary approaches are indispensable [4]. In this sense, the psychological treatment of choice for chronic pain is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) [5]. Self-recording of activities and relationship with pain

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