Trait mindfulness is associated with pain outcomes in patients with chronic back pain from a rural sample in the United States
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice February 19, 2026 Ilana Haliwa, Cara L. Sedney, Morgan Rosensteel et al. 1 citation
Chronic pain disproportionately affects US adults living in rural areas, leading to higher rates of opioid prescriptions. Mindfulness-based interventions are non-pharmaceutical treatments that can be effective at managing chronic pain. However, little is known about whether mindfulness is a potentially viable intervention target in rural populations. The goals of the current study were to...