Loving-Kindness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain Results From a Pilot Trial

被引：171

作者：

Carson, James W. ^{[1
]}

Keefe, Francis J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Lynch, Thomas R. ^{[2
,3
]}

Carson, Kimberly M. ^{[1
]}

Goli, Veeraindar ^{[4
]}

Fras, Anne Marie ^{[5
]}

Thorp, Steven R. ^{[6
,7
]}

机构：

[1] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Pain Prevent & Treatment Res Program, Durham, NC 27706 USA

[2] Duke Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27706 USA

[3] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Duke Cognit Behav Res & Treatment Program, Durham, NC 27706 USA

[4] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Biol Psychiat & Anesthesiol, Durham, NC 27706 USA

[5] Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Anesthesiol, Durham, NC 27706 USA

[6] VA San Diego Healthcare Syst, San Diego, CA USA

[7] VA San Diego Healthcare Syst, Posttraumat Stress Program, Neurobiol, San Diego, CA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING | 2005年 / 23卷 / 03期

关键词：

meditation; chronic low back pain; pain; anger; psychological distress;

D O I：

10.1177/0898010105277651

中图分类号：

R47 [护理学];

学科分类号：

1011 ;

摘要：

Purpose: Loving-kindness meditation has been used for centuries in the Buddhist tradition to develop love and transform anger into compassion. This pilot study tested an 8-week loving-kindness program for chronic low back pain patients. Method: Patients (N = 43) were randomly assigned to the intervention or standard care. Standardized measures assessed patients' pain, anger, and psychological distress. Findings: Post and follow-up analyses showed significant improvements in pain and psychological distress in the loving-kindness group, but no changes in the usual care group. Multilevel analyses of daily data showed that more loving-kindness practice on a given day was related to lower pain that day and lower anger the next day. Conclusions: Preliminary results suggest that the loving-kindness program can be beneficial in reducing pain, anger, and psychological distress in patients with persistent low back pain.

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页码：287 / 304

页数：18

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