Cognitive Processing Styles and Mindfulness on Pain Intensity Prediction in People with Primary Headache.

Background: Primary headaches are the most common cause of absence from work and school and one of the most common reasons for referring to the neurologists.

Objectives: The present study was designed to investigate the relationship of cognitive processing style and mindfulness with pain intensity and the ultimate aim was to provide the role of pain-related cognitive processes and mindfulness in the prediction of headache intensity.

Methods: The study was conducted descriptively by using the correlation method.