To be mindful of the breath or pain: Comparing two brief preoperative mindfulness techniques for total joint arthroplasty patients.
Author(s) -
Adam W. Hanley,
Jeremy M. Gililland,
Eric L. Garland
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000657
Subject(s) - medicine , mindfulness , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , psychoeducation , arthroplasty , opioid , osteoarthritis , analgesic , anesthesia , orthopedic surgery , chronic pain , intervention (counseling) , surgery , clinical psychology , receptor , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) often reduces pain and improves function, but it is also a risk factor for the development of chronic pain and postoperative opioid use. To protect against these untoward postsurgical outcomes, TJA patients need better, non-pharmacological pain management strategies. This study compared two, promising, mindfulness-based pain management techniques.
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