JAMA Internal Medicine
June 29, 2026
Natalia E. Morone, Keturah R Faurot, Janice M Weinberg et al.
Importance: Back pain is among the most common, disabling, and costly conditions managed in primary care in the US, but current treatment options often do not provide adequate relief. Mindfulness-based interventions have demonstrated effectiveness in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP); however, mindfulness remains underused in part because it is not integrated into most outpatient...
Innovation in Aging
December 1, 2025
Natalia E. Morone, Tra Nguyen, Keturah R Faurot et al.
Abstract Mindfulness is recommended as a first-line non-pharmacologic treatment for chronic low back pain (cLBP). However, accessibility is challenging. The OPTIMUM trial (Optimizing Pain Treatment In Medical settings Using Mindfulness) compared a telehealth-delivered group mindfulness program for primary care patients with cLBP to usual care. Here we describe the methods of this investigation,...
Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
2025
Keturah R Faurot, Isabel Roth, Elondra Harr et al.
Mindfulness training has been associated with improved health outcomes among family caregivers of people living with dementia, but access to training is limited, especially in rural areas. Moreover, mindfulness training that addresses the unique perspectives of African American families is needed. The study aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of a theory-driven, telephone-delivered...
Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health
2024
Carrie E Brintz, Geneva Polser, Rogelio A Coronado et al.
13 citations
The association between home mindfulness practice quantity in standard length mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and chronic pain outcomes is variable. Few studies focus on abbreviated MBIs (< 8 weeks) and distinguish between formal guided practices and informal practices in daily life. To characterize home mindfulness practice and explore associations between home practice quantity and...
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
December 2022
Susan A Gaylord, Keturah R Faurot, Jennifer Shafer et al.
There have been few interventions targeted for rural African American (AA) caregivers of persons with dementia despite their unique cultural, geographic, health-related and socio-economic needs, including relatively less access to-and willingness to engage with-formal supports and resources. One effective intervention, Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), has been found to be culturally...
Pain Medicine
September 8, 2020
Carrie E Brintz, Isabel Roth, Keturah R Faurot et al.
OBJECTIVE The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program is effective at improving chronic pain outcomes, but the time demand hinders participation. This preliminary study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effects of providing an abbreviated mindfulness program for patients with chronic pain. DESIGN A single-arm, mixed-methods, pre-post intervention study. SETTING An...
The American journal of gastroenterology
September 2011
Susan A Gaylord, Olafur S Palsson, Eric L Garland et al.
This prospective, randomized controlled trial explored the feasibility and efficacy of a group program of mindfulness training, a cognitive-behavioral technique, for women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The technique involves training in intentionally attending to present-moment experience and non-judgmental awareness of body sensations and emotions. Seventy-five female IBS patients were...
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
July 28, 2009
Susan A Gaylord, William E. Whitehead, Rebecca S Coble et al.
53 citations
BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a functional bowel disorder with symptoms of abdominal pain and disturbed defecation experienced by 10% of U.S. adults, results in significant disability, impaired quality of life, and health-care burden. Conventional medical care focusing on pharmacological approaches, diet, and lifestyle management has been partially effective in controlling...