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A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for HIV-Associated Chronic Pain.
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- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Adults Living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2019Pooled it
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- Phone-delivered mindfulness training to promote medication adherence and reduce sexual risk behavior among persons living with HIV: Design and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
- Attitudes Towards Aging, Depression, Physical Functioning, and Pain Among Women Living with HIV of Reproductive Age.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Non-Pharmacological Interventions Addressing Chronic Pain in People Living with HIV.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Examining associations among daily discrimination, psychosocial risk factors, and pain outcomes in people with chronic low back pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Glutathione in HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
- Musculoskeletal Conditions in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS: A Scoping Review.Current medical science · 2022Article
- Diversifying Mindfulness: Reflections from Our Journeys Applying Mindfulness-Based Interventions in the Black Community.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2022Article
- Attitudes toward a mindfulness-based intervention from African American women living with HIV: A qualitative study.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Vagal dysfunction and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: novel pathways to chronic inflammation in HIV.AIDS (London, England) · 2018Observational
- Perceptions of Mindfulness in a Low-income, Primarily African American Treatment-Seeking Sample.Mindfulness · 2017Article
- Using Patient Perspectives to Inform the Development of a Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain in Patients with HIV: A Qualitative Study.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2017Article
- Psychological and Clinical Risk Factors for Substance Use in People With and Without HIV.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
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Abstract
Treatment guidelines for chronic pain recommend nonpharmacologic modalities as part of a comprehensive management plan. Chronic pain is common among people living with HIV/AIDS, but there is little data to guide the choice of nonpharmacologic therapies in this complex population. We performed a mixed-methods feasibility study of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) versus health education control with 32 inner city, HIV-infected participants. Outcome measures included: the Brief Pain Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale, HIV Symptoms Index, autonomic function testing, and audiotaped focus groups. Post-intervention, participants reported modest improvements in pain measures and perceived stress, but no effect of group assignment was observed. At 3-month follow-up, 79% of MBSR participants were still practicing, and pain intensity was improved, whereas in the control group pain intensity had worsened. Qualitative analysis revealed a strong sense of community in both groups, but only MBSR was perceived as useful for relaxation and pain relief.
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