Authors
Dennis Anheyer, Heidemarie Haller, Jürgen Barth, Romy Lauche, Gustav Dobos, Holger Cramer
Publication date
2017/6/6
Source
Annals of internal medicine
Volume
166
Issue
11
Pages
799-807
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Description
Background
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is frequently used to treat pain-related conditions, but its effects on low back pain are uncertain.
Purpose
To assess the efficacy and safety of MBSR in patients with low back pain.
Data Sources
Searches of MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO to 15 June 2016.
Study Selection
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared MBSR with usual care or an active comparator and assessed pain intensity or pain-related disability as a primary outcome in patients with low back pain.
Data Extraction
Two reviewers independently extracted data on study characteristics, patients, interventions, outcome measures, and results at short- and long-term follow-up. Risk of bias was assessed using the …
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction for treating low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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