Loving-Kindness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain Results From a Pilot Trial

被引:170
作者
Carson, James W. [1 ]
Keefe, Francis J. [1 ,2 ]
Lynch, Thomas R. [2 ,3 ]
Carson, Kimberly M. [1 ]
Goli, Veeraindar [4 ]
Fras, Anne Marie [5 ]
Thorp, Steven R. [6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Pain Prevent & Treatment Res Program, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[2] Duke Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[3] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Duke Cognit Behav Res & Treatment Program, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[4] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Biol Psychiat & Anesthesiol, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[5] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Anesthesiol, Durham, NC 27706 USA
[6] VA San Diego Healthcare Syst, San Diego, CA USA
[7] VA San Diego Healthcare Syst, Posttraumat Stress Program, Neurobiol, San Diego, CA USA
关键词
meditation; chronic low back pain; pain; anger; psychological distress;
D O I
10.1177/0898010105277651
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Purpose: Loving-kindness meditation has been used for centuries in the Buddhist tradition to develop love and transform anger into compassion. This pilot study tested an 8-week loving-kindness program for chronic low back pain patients. Method: Patients (N = 43) were randomly assigned to the intervention or standard care. Standardized measures assessed patients' pain, anger, and psychological distress. Findings: Post and follow-up analyses showed significant improvements in pain and psychological distress in the loving-kindness group, but no changes in the usual care group. Multilevel analyses of daily data showed that more loving-kindness practice on a given day was related to lower pain that day and lower anger the next day. Conclusions: Preliminary results suggest that the loving-kindness program can be beneficial in reducing pain, anger, and psychological distress in patients with persistent low back pain.
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页码:287 / 304
页数:18
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