Mindfulness practice time and quality in veterans with chronic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mindfulness interventions are associated with improvements in multiple areas of health, including chronic pain functioning, but little is known about how these improvements are best achieved in clinical settings.

Methods

The present study examined clinical outcomes in a structured mindfulness training protocol in a sample of 112 veterans with chronic pain. Mindfulness practice time and quality, as well as pain- and health-related outcome measures were collected at baseline, 1 month, and 2 months. Multilevel models were used to examine changes in outcomes from baseline to 2 months.

Results

Practice time and quality improved over the course of treatment. Self-reported well-being and health satisfaction also improved over time, although pain acceptance and pai

SUBMITTER: Ruan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12327053 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature