Mindfulness Interventions in Physical Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to describe how mindfulness is used in physical rehabilitation, identify implications for occupational therapy practice, and guide future research on clinical mindfulness interventions.
Results Summary
The review found that mindfulness interventions are helpful for patients with musculoskeletal and chronic pain disorders and show potential benefits for neurocognitive and neuromotor disorders. However, only 3 high-level studies were identified, indicating a need for more rigorous research.
Population
Patients with musculoskeletal disorders, chronic pain, neurocognitive disorders, and neuromotor disorders.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness interventions | neutral | musculoskeletal and chronic pain disorders | patients | - | are helpful for | #1 |
mindfulness interventions | increase | neurocognitive and neuromotor disorders | patients | - | demonstrate trends toward outcome improvements for | #2 |
A scoping review was conducted to describe how mindfulness is used in physical rehabilitation, identify implications for occupational therapy practice, and guide future research on clinical mindfulness interventions. A systematic search of four literature databases produced 1,524 original abstracts, of which 16 articles were included. Although only 3 Level I or II studies were identified, the literature included suggests that mindfulness interventions are helpful for patients with musculoskeletal and chronic pain disorders and demonstrate trends toward outcome improvements for patients with neurocognitive and neuromotor disorders. Only 2 studies included an occupational therapist as the primary mindfulness provider, but all mindfulness interventions in the selected studies fit within the occupational therapy scope of practice according to the American Occupational Therapy Association's Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process. Higher-level research is needed to evaluate the effects of mindfulness interventions in physical rehabilitation and to determine best practices for the use of mindfulness by occupational therapy practitioners.