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...
PLoS One
January 2, 2026
Isabel Roth, Elondra Harr, Christine Lathren et al.
Introduction: Engaging community members and context experts is increasingly recognized as key to developing research that is responsive to community needs. Here, we describe a protocol for incorporating stakeholder feedback using rapid qualitative techniques into OPTIMUM (Optimizing Pain Treatment In Medical settings Using Mindfulness), a pragmatic clinical trial comparing a...
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
2025
Jessica L Barnhill, Gabriela Castro, Christine Lathren et al.
Chronic low back pain is globally prevalent and associated with significant impairment in quality of life. Furthermore, people from historically marginalized communities are less likely to receive treatment, contributing to health inequities. Group mindfulness-based interventions improve pain and function, and virtual delivery has been demonstrated to be feasible. Little is known about how...
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...