Mindfulness is Associated With Increased Hedonic Capacity Among Chronic Pain Patients Receiving Extended Opioid Pharmacotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Chronic pain and long-term opioid use may lead to a persistent deficit in hedonic capacity, characterized by increased sensitivity to aversive states and insensitivity to natural rewards. Dispositional mindfulness has been linked with improved emotion regulation and pain coping. The aim of the current study was to examine associations between dispositional mindfulness, hedonic capacity, and pain-related interference in an opioid-using chronic pain sample.

Methods

Data were obtained from a sample of 115 chronic pain patients on long-term opioid therapy (68% females, M age=48.3, SD=13.6) who completed the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), the Snaith-Hamilton Anhedonia and Pleasure Scale (SHAPS), the Brief Pain Inventory, and a psychiatric assessment of ma

SUBMITTER: Thomas EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5235319 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature