Meditation as an Intervention for Chronic Pain: An Integrative Review
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Chronic pain is a complex phenomenon that causes a significant disruption in the lives of those affected. Chronic pain is difficult to treat and challenges healthcare professionals' abilities to implement effective treatments. Therefore, chronic pain sufferers often seek complementary alternative medicine therapies such as meditation. Literature reviews have examined studies using mindfulness-based stress reduction program as an intervention for a variety of health problems. However, no reviews exist looking at a specific patient population's utilization of meditation-based programs. Therefore, the purpose of this integrative review is to examine studies that have investigated meditation as an intervention for chronic pain, identify gaps in the literature, and make recommendations for further research.
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- Authors
- Teixeira, M. E.
- Corresponding author
- Teixeira, M. Elizabeth
- Venue
- Holistic Nursing Practice
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 225-234
- ISSN
- 0887-9311 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2333897026
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 13
- FWCI
- 0.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Holistic Nursing Practice (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Keywords
- meditation, chronic pain, mindfulness-based stress reduction, complementary and alternative medicine, interventional pain management, integrative nursing
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Intractable Pain, Pain, Intractable, Relaxation Therapy, Holistic Nursing, Meditation
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