Study | Population | Search Engines | Outcomes | Findings |
Bawa 2015 N = 11 RCTs | Mixed etiology CP (e.g. CLBP, RA, fibromyalgia, CMSP) in all ages | PubMed, Embase, AMED, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Index of Theses up to April 3, 2013 | Economic, pain intensity, depression, physical functioning, sleep quality, trait anxiety, QOL, pain acceptance | Results did not identify any statistically significant impact on patient outcomes |
Chiesa 2011 N = 10; 6 CTs, 4 CCTs) | Mixed etiology CP (e.g. CLBP, RA, fibromyalgia, CMSP) | PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, Cochrane Database, references of retrieved articles up to July 31, 2009 | Pain intensity, coping, stress reduction, depression, QOL, physical functioning, other psychiatric changes | Insufficient data to support MBIs as more effective in reducing pain and depression when compared to educational or support-based group therapy controls. |
Reiner 2013 (N = 16; 8 RCTs, 8 uncontrolled) | Mixed etiology CP ages 18 years or older with at least 10 participants per treatment cohort | PubMed and PsycInfo from 1960 to December 31, 2010 | Pain intensity | Reductions in pain intensity noted in 6 out of 8 controlled trial. The high quality study by Zautra and colleagues, however, did not have significant findings on pain control. |
Song 2014 (N = 16; 8 RCTs, 8 uncontrolled | Primary care patients ages 18 years or older with mixed etiology CP | PubMed, EPS-Cohost, Elsevier, Wiley, Springer, Cochrane Database, references of retrieved articles up to December 31, 2011 | Pain intensity, presence of psychiatry comorbidity | Insufficient evident that MBIs effectively reduce pain intensity but data do support that MBIs improve psychiatric comorbidities of depression and trait anxiety. |
Veehof 2011 (N = 22; 9 RCTs, 5 CCTs; 8 uncontrolled | Mixed etiology CP | PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, Cochrane Database up to January 31, 2009 | Pain intensity, depression | MBSR and ACT could not be considered better than CBT but may work well as an alternative or adjunct to CBT. |