A Brief Report on an 8-Week Course of Mindfulness-based Care for Chronic Pain in the Treatment of Veterans With Back Pain: Barriers Encountered to Treatment Engagement and Lessons Learned.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain and associated symptoms are debilitating for veterans. Medical costs of treatments are high and current treatment options, most notably with opioid medications, have been associated with significant risk. Mindfulness-based interventions appear promising for chronic pain, but require additional testing in veteran care settings.

Objective

This project was designed to test the feasibility of engaging and retaining veterans with chronic lower back pain in a new mindfulness protocol tailored for veterans, mindfulness-based care for chronic pain (MBCP). Clinical outcomes were also assessed.

Design

An open pilot trial of an 8-week MBCP course that included meditation, gentle yoga, and psychoeducation.

Subjects

Twenty-two veterans (mean age=49.7

SUBMITTER: Eaton E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10302126 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature