title: Effects of Eight-Week-Web-Based Mindfulness Training on Pain Intensity, Pain Acceptance, and Life Satisfaction in Individuals With Chronic Pain.
abstract: This study examined the effects of an eight-week-web-based mindfulness program designed for individuals with chronic pain. A sample of 107 participants with chronic pain (M = 51.0 years, SD = 9.3) were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group. The mindfulness program involved 20 minutes of training per day, six days a week, for eight weeks. During this period, the control group was invited to an online discussion forum involving pain-related topics. A total of 77 participants completed the postintervention assessment (n = 36 in the treatment group, n = 41 in the control group). The group assigned to mindfulness training showed increased mindfulness skills (Cohen's d = 1.18), reduced pain intensity (d = 0.47-0.82), reduced pain-related interference/suffering (d = 0.39-0.85), heightened pain acceptance (d = 0.66), reduced affective distress (d = 0.67), and higher ratings of life satisfaction (d = 0.54) following the training with no or minor changes up for the control group (d values 0.01-0.23), a pattern substantiated by significant group-by-time interactions. Despite limitations of this study, including a less than ideal control group to isolate effects of mindfulness and lack of a long-term follow-up, the results appear promising and may motivate further investigations.
authors: Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors: Jessica
authors: J
authors: Henriksson
authors: Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors: Emma
authors: E
authors: Wasara
authors: Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden michael.ronnlund@umu.se.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Rönnlund
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064866:Mindfulness / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction
keywords: Chronic pain; mindfulness; web-based training