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Kevin E. Vowles
Researcher at Queen's University Belfast
Publications - 141
Citations - 8738
Kevin E. Vowles is an academic researcher from Queen's University Belfast. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chronic pain & Acceptance and commitment therapy. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 132 publications receiving 7638 citations. Previous affiliations of Kevin E. Vowles include University of Virginia Health System & National Health Service.
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The relation of self‐compassion to functioning among adults with chronic pain
Karlyn A. Edwards,Melissa Pielech,Jayne Hickman,Julie Ashworth,Gail Sowden,Kevin E. Vowles,Kevin E. Vowles +6 more
TL;DR: The present study sought to understand the association between self‐compassion and important measures of functioning within a sample of patients with chronic pain.
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A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Unidisciplinary Psychology and Interdisciplinary Treatment Outcomes Following Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adults with Chronic Pain.
TL;DR: A comparative meta-analysis of unidisciplinary and interdisciplinary treatments was performed to determine whether there were differences in treatment effect size (ES) at post-treatment and follow-ups of up to one year, and found that interdisciplinary ACT was larger than unidis disciplinary ACT for physical disability, psychosocial impact, and depression.
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Integrated Behavioral Treatment for Veterans With Co-Morbid Chronic Pain and Hazardous Opioid Use: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
Kevin E. Vowles,Katie Witkiewitz,Karen J Cusack,Wesley P Gilliam,Karen E Cardon,Sarah Bowen,Karlyn A. Edwards,Mindy L. McEntee,Robert W. Bailey +8 more
TL;DR: Results support the feasibility of providing an integrated treatment for both opioid risk and pain interference, as well as the initial efficacy of integrating two empirically supported interventions.
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Does depression mediate the relation between fatigue severity and disability in chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers
TL;DR: Findings that fatigue and depression are independently related to disability in those with CFS are replicated, which may aid in clarifying contemporary conceptualizations of CFS and provide guidance in the identification of appropriate treatment targets.
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Latent Class Analysis of the Short and Long Forms of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire: Further Examination of Patient Subgroups.
TL;DR: The findings of the present study provide support for 4 discrete groups of patients based on levels of acceptance, as well as a group with a high level of activity engagement and low willingness to have pain, which appear statistically robust and differed in predictable ways across measures of functioning.