Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review
Margaret Maglione, Susanne Hempel, Alicia Ruelaz Maher, Eric Apaydin, Brett A. Ewing, Lara Hilton, Lea Xenakis, Roberta M Shanman, Sydne J Newberry, Benjamin Colaiaco, Melony E. Sorbero
RAND Corporation eBooks 2016 DOI: 10.7249/rr1317 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Systematic review Randomized Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Adults with chronic pain |
| Intervention | Mindfulness meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Mindfulness meditation Psychotherapist Psychological intervention Chronic pain Randomized controlled trial Systematic review Clinical psychology Alternative medicine Physical therapy Medline |
| Citations | 6 |
| Key findings | Mindfulness meditation interventions may modestly reduce chronic pain severity and improve physical function in adults, but evidence certainty is limited. |
Abstract
RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from randomized controlled trials of mindfulness meditation interventions — used adjunctively or as monotherapy — to provide estimates of their efficacy and safety in alleviating chronic pain in adults.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations | 2014 | Meta-analysis | n = 3,515 |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects | 2009 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators | 2012 | Meta-analysis | n = 163 |
| Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission | 2016 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials | n = 1,258 |
| Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials | 2011 | Systematic review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- Perspective on salutogenic approaches to persistent pain with a focus on mindfulness interventions. Frontiers in Pain Research 2023
- Effectiveness of Anapana, Body scan and Metta meditation techniques on chronic neck and shoulder region pain and disability in adult patients in Sri Lanka.: study protocol for a cluster clinic-level parallel randomised controlled trial Research Square May 25, 2022
- Does Mindfulness-based meditation improve the psychosocial well-being among patients with chronic pain conditions? A pilot study from Chennai April 1, 2020
Cites 14
- Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being JAMA Internal Medicine January 6, 2014
- Meditation as an intervention in stress reactivity. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1976
- Effects of mindfulness meditation on chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial. Pain Medicine April 2015
- Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement for chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse: results from an early-stage randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology February 3, 2014
- Mindfulness therapy for somatization disorder and functional somatic syndromes: randomized trial with one-year follow-up. Journal of Psychosomatic Research January 2013
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