Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as Treatment for Chronic Back Pain - an Observational Study with Assessment of Thalamocortical XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1643 @entity308 @entity158 @entity943 @entity1118
BACKGROUND: A pilot study of an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on a sample of @entity1643 @entity1 was conducted in order to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the intervention as well as changes in an EEG pattern called thalamocortical @entity943 which is associated with @entity1118 . @entity1 AND METHODS: 22 @entity1 with @entity1643 participated in an MBSR program. Effect sizes were measured for psychological functioning, @entity158 severity, and quality of life. Furthermore, 4 parameters of the EEG power spectral density were assessed. RESULTS: Medium size effect sizes were found for health-related quality of life (EQ-5D, VAS, d = 0.43, p = 0.02; SF-12, psychological functioning, d = 0.50, p = 0.05), health-related life satisfaction (questions on life satisfaction d = 0.69, p = 0.01), @entity308 (HADS, d = 0.48, p = 0.04, Brief Symptom Inventory d = 0.41, p = 0.04), and affective @entity158 perception ( @entity158 perception scale d = 0.50, p = 0.04). The most relevant @entity158 severity measurements improved in the range of d = 0.45-0.75 (p = 0.01-0.24). EEG analyses revealed no differences between the pre- and post-intervention. CONCLUSION: MBSR is a feasible intervention for @entity1 with @entity1643 . They benefit from medium size effects which are comparable to similar behavioral interventions. Randomized controlled trials are needed in order to determine the specificity of these benefits.
