ArticleInternational journal of MS care
Association Between Pain and Mindfulness in Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-sectional Survey.
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Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pain Management in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mindfulness is associated with the weight status, severity of disease, and severity of extra-intestinal symptoms among individuals with irritable bowel syndrome.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Interim guidelines for the assessment and treatment of pain in children with multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Is Mindfulness Associated With Lower Pain Reactivity and Connectivity of the Default Mode Network? A Replication and Extension Study in Healthy and Episodic Migraine Participants.The journal of pain · 2022Article
- Mindfulness is associated with severity of peripheral neuropathy and related patient-reported outcomes among colorectal cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Patient and Provider Insights into the Impact of Multiple Sclerosis on Mental Health: A Narrative Review.Neurology and therapy · 2021Review
- Comprehensive Approach to Management of Multiple Sclerosis: Addressing Invisible Symptoms-A Narrative Review.Neurology and therapy · 2021Review
- A Bio-Psycho-Social Co-created Intervention for Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis (ESPRIMO): Rationale and Study Protocol for a Feasibility Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Mindfulness may be a novel factor associated with CPAP adherence in OSAHS patients.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Article
- The Role of Mindfulness in Predicting Pain Interference in Patients with Primary Headache.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2019Article
- Mindfulness and physical disease: a concise review.Current opinion in psychology · 2019Review
- Advances in the Understanding and Management of Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis: a Comprehensive Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2019Review
- A Hierarchy of Healing: Origins of the Therapeutic Order and Implications for Research.Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2019Article
- Impact of a Virtual Wellness Program on Quality of Life Measures for Patients Living With Multiple Sclerosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain is a common symptom in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and often requires a multimodal approach to care. The practice of mindfulness has been shown to decrease the experience of pain in other conditions, yet little is known about the relationship between mindfulness and pain in people with MS. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between pain interference and trait mindfulness in people with MS.
methodsIn this cross-sectional survey, 132 people with any type of MS completed the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pain Interference scale and the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire. Linear regression was used to test the association between pain and mindfulness while adjusting for demographic and MS-related characteristics.
resultsThe relationship between pain and mindfulness was clinically meaningful and highly significant (t = -5.52, P < .0001). For every 18-point increase in mindfulness scores, pain interference scores are expected to decrease by 3.96 (95% CI, -2.52 to -5.40) points (β = -0.22, P < .0001). The adjusted model, including age, type of MS, the interaction between mindfulness and age, and the interaction between mindfulness and MS type, explains 26% of the variability in pain interference scores (R
conclusionsThese results suggest a clinically significant association between mindfulness and pain interference in MS and support further exploration of mindfulness-based interventions in the management of MS-related pain.
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