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The Emerging Role of Mindfulness Meditation as Effective Self-Management Strategy, Part 2: Clinical Implications for Chronic Pain, Substance Misuse, and Insomnia.

Military medicine
September 1, 2016
Marina A Khusid et al. (2 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the efficacy, mechanism, and safety of mindfulness meditation for chronic pain, substance use disorder, tobacco use disorder, and insomnia in service members and veterans.

Results Summary

Mindfulness-based interventions effectively reduced pain intensity, improved functional status and quality of life (SOR B), and showed efficacy in maintaining smoking abstinence when used adjunctively with pharmacotherapy (SOR B). Future large, well-designed RCTs are needed for more precise guidance.

Population

Service members and veterans with chronic pain, substance use disorder, tobacco use disorder, and insomnia.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Mindfulness-based interventions
decrease
pain intensity
-
-
effectively and durably reduce
#1
Mindfulness-based interventions
increase
functional status
-
-
improve
#2
Mindfulness-based interventions
increase
pain-related psychological consequences
-
-
improve
#3
Mindfulness-based interventions
increase
quality of life
-
-
improve
#4
Mindfulness-based interventions
increase
health-related quality of life
individuals with substance use disorders interested in self-management strategies
-
can also be utilized as an adjunctive intervention aimed at improving
#5
Mindfulness training for smokers used adjunctively with pharmacotherapy
no change
abstinence
smokers
-
shows efficacy in maintaining abstinence comparable to that of the current standard of care
#6
Abstract

Mindfulness-based interventions have been increasingly utilized in the management of chronic pain since 1982. This second review of a two-part series evaluates the efficacy, mechanism, and safety of mindfulness meditation for chronic pain, substance use disorder, tobacco use disorder, and insomnia frequently co-occurring after return from deployment. Standard databases were searched until August 4, 2015. 72 relevant systematic reviews and clinical trials met the inclusion criteria. The Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy was used to assess the quality of individual studies and to rate the strength of recommendation (SOR) for each clinical condition. Mindfulness-based interventions effectively and durably reduce pain intensity, improve functional status, pain-related psychological consequences, quality of life (SOR B). They can also be utilized as an adjunctive intervention aimed at improving health-related quality of life in individuals with substance use disorders interested in self-management strategies (SOR B). Mindfulness training for smokers used adjunctively with pharmacotherapy shows efficacy in maintaining abstinence comparable to that of the current standard of care (SOR B). Future large, well-designed randomized clinical trials using active controls in service members and veterans with co-occurring pain and psychological health conditions are necessary to provide more precise clinical guidance.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Chronic PainHumansMeditationMindfulnessQuality of LifeSelf-ManagementSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSubstance-Related Disorders
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy80/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations10
Citations/Year1.1
Relative Citation Ratio0.57
NIH Percentile30.8%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score1.70
Normalized Score0.67
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