Mindfulness Facets Associated with Orofacial Pain Outcomes.

J Integr Complement Med

Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Published: October 2022

Mindfulness can help improve chronic pain outcomes. This cross-sectional study is the first to test associations between specific mindfulness facets and pain-related outcomes (pain intensity, pain-related disability, anxiety, and depression) in individuals with chronic orofacial pain ( = 303). "Nonjudging" was associated with positive pain-related outcomes. "Observing" was associated with worse pain-related disability and anxiety outcomes. Multiple regressions revealed that "nonjudging" was the only facet independently associated with pain-related disability, anxiety, and depression beyond the other facets and clinical/demographic variables. Cultivating a nonjudgmental stance may facilitate positive orofacial pain outcomes.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9595615PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2022.0479DOI Listing

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