Prevalence of Pain and Effects of a Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Chronic Pain.
Jingxuan Zhou, Ping Peng, Xiaohua Xie
Journal of community health nursing 2018 DOI: 10.1080/07370016.2018.1404831 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Intervention study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Chinese community-dwelling older adults |
| Intervention | Brief mindfulness-based intervention |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Pain prevalence among Chinese community-dwelling older adults was 40.5%. A brief mindfulness-based intervention significantly reduced pain intensity (P = 0.004) and increased mindfulness measures of observing, acting with awareness, non-judging, and non-reactivity to inner experience (all P values < 0.05). |
Abstract
This study aimed to screen the prevalence of pain in Chinese community-dwelling older adults and to evaluate the effects of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on chronic pain. The prevalence of pain among Chinese older adults was 40.5%. The brief mindfulness intervention had significant effects on reducing pain intensity (P = 0.004), and increasing the mindfulness measures: observing, acting with awareness, non-judging and non-reactivity inner experience (all P values < 0.05). Pain prevalence among Chinese older adults was relatively high. This study showed that a brief mindfulness-based intervention reduced ratings of pain intensity and enhanced ratings of the perception of mindfulness.
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