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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

The relationship between mindfulness, pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, depression, and quality of life among cancer survivors living with chronic neuropathic pain.

Patricia A Poulin, Heather C Romanow, Noriyeh Rahbari, Rebecca Small, Catherine E Smyth, Taylor Hatchard, Brahm K Solomon, Xinni Song, Cheryl A Harris, John Kowal and 2 more

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03414138 (Identifying the Neurofunctional Connections Supporting Mindfulness Meditation Based Analgesia), which is not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT03414138 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Identifying the Neurofunctional Connections Supporting Mindfulness Meditation Based Analgesia

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San DiegoRan2018 to 2018Enrolled40ConditionsPainArmsMindfulness Training, Book Listening Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Patricia A PoulinThe Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic, 501 Smyth Rd., Box 249B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada. ppoulin@toh.on.ca.
Heather C RomanowThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Noriyeh RahbariThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Rebecca SmallThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Catherine E SmythThe Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic, 501 Smyth Rd., Box 249B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
Taylor HatchardThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Brahm K SolomonSchool of Psychology, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Xinni SongDivision of Medical Oncology, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Cheryl A HarrisThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
John KowalThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Howard J NathanThe Ottawa Hospital Pain Clinic, 501 Smyth Rd., Box 249B, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
Keith G WilsonThe Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Ottawa Hospital · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CAOttawa Hospital Research Institute

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aims to examine if mindfulness is associated with pain catastrophizing, depression, disability, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in cancer survivors with chronic neuropathic pain (CNP).

methodWe conducted a cross-sectional survey with cancer survivors experiencing CNP. Participants (n = 76) were men (24 %) and women (76 %) with an average age of 56.5 years (SD = 9.4). Participants were at least 1 year post-treatment, with no evidence of cancer, and with symptoms of neuropathic pain for more than three months. Participants completed the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), along with measures of pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, pain interference, depression, and HRQOL.

resultsMindfulness was negatively correlated with pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, pain interference, and depression, and it was positively correlated with mental health-related HRQOL. Regression analyses demonstrated that mindfulness was a negative predictor of pain intensity and depression and a positive predictor of mental HRQOL after controlling for pain catastrophizing, age, and gender. The two mindfulness facets that were most consistently associated with better outcomes were non-judging and acting with awareness. Mindfulness significantly moderated the relationships between pain intensity and pain catastrophizing and between pain intensity and pain interference.

conclusionIt appears that mindfulness mitigates the impact of pain experiences in cancer survivors experiencing CNP post-treatment. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: This study suggests that mindfulness is associated with better adjustment to CNP. This provides the foundation to explore whether mindfulness-based interventions improve quality of life among cancer survivors living with CNP.

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Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMindfulnessNeoplasmsNeuralgiaPain MeasurementQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivorsCancerChronic neuropathic painDepressionDisabilityMindfulnessQuality of life

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PMID27193116
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