Evaluation of the breathworks mindfulness‐based pain management programme: effects on well‐being and multiple measures of mindfulness
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy November 13, 2009 Bryany Cusens, Geoffrey B. Duggan, Kirsty Thorne et al. 102 citations
Two studies assessed the Breathworks mindfulness-based pain management programme. In the first pilot study, participants in the intervention group reported significant improvements in depression, outlook, catastrophizing, and pain self-efficacy, with particularly large effects for pain acceptance, while a comparison group showed no change. The second study found that scores on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale increased significantly in the intervention group but not in the comparison group; no change occurred on a sustained attention measure. An Implicit Association Test suggested increased awareness of positive stimuli after the programme. The findings support the programme's short-term efficacy and the role of acceptance in chronic pain.