Mindfulness Facets Associated with Orofacial Pain Outcomes.
Jonathan Greenberg, Daphne Catherine Spyropoulos, Jafar Bakhshaie, Ana-Maria Vranceanu
Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine October 2022 DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0479 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 303 |
| Population | Individuals with chronic orofacial pain |
| Topics | Anxiety Depression Meditation |
| Keywords | Orofacial pain Pain-related disability |
| Key findings | Among 303 people with chronic orofacial pain, the mindfulness facet "nonjudging" was associated with better pain-related outcomes and was the only facet independently associated with less pain-related disability, anxiety, and depression beyond other facets and clinical/demographic variables. The facet "observing" was associated with worse pain-related disability and anxiety. The authors propose that cultivating a nonjudgmental stance may facilitate positive orofacial pain outcomes. |
Abstract
Mindfulness can help improve chronic pain outcomes. This cross-sectional study is the first to test associations between specific mindfulness facets and pain-related outcomes (pain intensity, pain-related disability, anxiety, and depression) in individuals with chronic orofacial pain (N = 303). "Nonjudging" was associated with positive pain-related outcomes. "Observing" was associated with worse pain-related disability and anxiety outcomes. Multiple regressions revealed that "nonjudging" was the only facet independently associated with pain-related disability, anxiety, and depression beyond the other facets and clinical/demographic variables. Cultivating a nonjudgmental stance may facilitate positive orofacial pain outcomes.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construct Validity of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Meditating and Nonmeditating Samples Experienced meditators and nonmeditating comparison groups | 2008 | Cross-sectional study | |
| Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling Adult participants | 2007 | Observational cross-sectional | n = 27 |
| Assessing mindfulness in children and adolescents: Development and validation of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM). School-aged children and adolescents | 2011 | Cross-sectional validation study | n = 1,413 |
| Mindfulness and self-compassion as predictors of psychological wellbeing in long-term meditators and matched nonmeditators Experienced meditators and demographically matched nonmeditators | 2012 | Cross-sectional study | n = 152 |
| Mechanisms of Action in the Inverse Relationship Between Mindfulness and Psychological Distress Undergraduates | 2008 | Cross-sectional, correlational |
Citations in the library
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