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A Mind-Body Program for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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IMPORTANCE: Treatment of chronic low back pain (LBP) in older adults is limited by the adverse effects of analgesics. Effective nonpharmacologic treatment options are needed. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of a mind-body program at increasing function and reducing pain in older adults with chronic LBP. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This single-blind, randomized clinical trial compared a mind-body program (n = 140) with a health education program (n = 142). Community-dwelling older adults residing within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area were recruited from February 14, 2011, to June 30, 2014, with 6-month follow-up completed by April 9, 2015. Eligible participants were 65 years or older with functional limitations owing to their chronic LBP (≥11 points on the Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire) and chronic pain (duration ≥3 months) of moderate intensity. Data were analyzed from March 1 to July 1, 2015. INTERVENTIONS: The intervention and control groups received an 8-week group program followed by 6 monthly sessions. The intervention was modeled on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program; the control program, on the "10 Keys" to Healthy Aging. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Follow-up occurred at program completion and 6 months later. The score on the Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire was the primary outcome and measured functional limitations owing to LBP. Pain (current, mean, and most severe in the past week) was measured with the Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Secondary outcomes included quality of life, pain self-efficacy, and mindfulness. Intent-to-treat analyses were conducted. RESULTS: Of 1160 persons who underwent screening, 282 participants enrolled in the trial (95 men [33.7%] and 187 women [66.3%]; mean [SD] age,74.5 [6.6] years). The baseline mean (SD) Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire scores for the intervention and control groups were 15.6 (3.0) and 15.4 (3.0), respectively. Compared with the control group, intervention participants improved an additional -1.1 (mean, 12.1 vs 13.1) points at 8 weeks and -0.04 (mean, 12.2 vs 12.6) points at 6 months (effect sizes, -0.23 and -0.08, respectively) on the Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire. By 6 months, the intervention participants improved on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale current and most severe pain measures an additional -1.8 points (95% CI, -3.1 to -0.05 points; effect size, -0.33) and -1.0 points (95% CI, -2.1 to 0.2 points; effect size, -0.19), respectively. The changes in Numeric Pain Rating Scale mean pain measure after the intervention were not significant (-0.1 [95% CI, -1.1 to 1.0] at 8 weeks and -1.1 [95% CI, -2.2 to -0.01] at 6 months; effect size, -0.01 and -0.22, respectively). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: A mind-body program for chronic LBP improved short-term function and long-term current and most severe pain. The functional improvement was not sustained, suggesting that future development of the intervention could focus on durability. TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01405716.
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“Relevant trials have suggested that MBSR may be an effective treatment option for patients with chronic low back pain [14–16].”
From Effect of m-health-based core stability exercise combined with self-compassion training for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2022) · cites this paper as [16]
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“Morone and colleagues found that an 8-week MBSR program significantly improved numerical pain scale ratings and pain-symptom severity in older adults (i.e., older than 65 years of age) suffering from chronic low back pain when compared to a “very active” pain-related health education group.55”
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“Likewise, high pain self-efficacy positively influenced perceived pain intensity [54,56,57].”
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“In analyzing the interventions utilized, the meta-analysis revealed that Tai Chi yielded a larger effect size (g = 0.635, 95%CI = 0.311–0.959; p < 0.001) compared to yoga (g = 0.462, 95%CI = 0.070–0.855; p = 0.021) or Qigong (g = 0.461 95%CI = 0.203–0.719; p < 0.001) (Figure 4).”
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“In the Morone et al. trial [86], MBSR showed a more pronounced decrease in catastrophizing than control but not in depression.”
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“Medications such as gabapentin, duloxetine, and pregabalin may be useful, in addition to mind-body interventions, such as meditation, guided imagery, diaphragmatic breathing, tai chi, qi gong, and yoga.(123,124) Catastrophizing is associated with increased central sensitization,(125) and mind-body interventions can mo…”
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“33,60 Lack of increases in mindfulness can result from measurement response-shift, in which participants ’ frame of reference for survey items shifts as a result of the MBI, leading to similar or lower post-intervention mindfulness scores.”
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“…to older adults, including improved self-reported symptoms of insomnia (Zhang et al., 2015), improved anxious and depressive symptoms (Wetherell et al., 2017), improved chronic lower back pain (Morone et al., 2008, 2016), reduced worry and improved memory and verbal fluency (Lenze et al., 2014).”
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“A number of studies show reduced pain intensity in groups treated with MBSR, [24-26 , 28 ] but these Mindfulness is often associated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), as there are many similarities between the two practices.”
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“10,12,13 Despite these promising fi ndings, a number of challenges can hinder the use of MBSR practices for chronic pain management.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Morone, N. E., Greco, C. M., Moore, C. G., Rollman, B. L., Lane, B., Morrow, L. A., Glynn, N. W., & Weiner, D. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Carolinas Healthcare System (US)
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Corresponding author
- Morone, Natalia E.
- Venue
- JAMA Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2016-03-01
- Volume
- 176
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 329
- ISSN
- 2168-6106 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6361386
- OpenAlex
- W2284879964
- Cited by
- 258
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 32 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 14
- FWCI
- 23.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- JAMA Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG034078)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Keywords
- chronic low back pain, older adults, mind-body interventions, mindfulness-based stress reduction, non-pharmacological pain management, functional disability, pain intensity, quality of life, pain self-efficacy, mindfulness, health education, community-dwelling older adults, analgesic side effects, cognitive behavioral therapy, spinal manipulation, acupuncture, Tai Chi
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Analgesics, Disability Evaluation, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Education, Humans, Male, Pain Measurement, Pennsylvania, Psychophysiology, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Single-Blind Method, Treatment Outcome, Low Back Pain, Meditation, Chronic Pain, Mindfulness
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