Abstract
Background
Chronic pain is a prevalent disorder in nursing workers worldwide. Several studies
have proposed measures to mitigate this critical scenario. Mindfulness-based interventions
(MBI) have been found to have promising results in the treatment of this disorder.
Aims
To quantify the effectiveness of an adapted mindfulness program (AMP) in the management
of musculoskeletal pain (MSP) in nursing technicians of a Brazilian university hospital.
Design
This study was a clinical, prospective, open, repeated measures trial, with data collection
between January and July 2015.
Settings
Brazilian university hospital.
Participants/Subjects
Sixty-four female nursing technicians with a mean age of 47.01 years (standard deviation
= 9.50) with chronic pain symptoms.
Methods
Sixty-four female nursing technicians with a mean age of 47.01 years (standard deviation = 9.50)
and MSP participated in this prospective study. Before the intervention (T0), scores
of anxiety, depression, mindfulness, musculoskeletal complaints, pain catastrophizing,
self-compassion, and perception of quality of life were quantified. These scores were
reevaluated after 8 weeks (T1) and 12 weeks (T2) of weekly AMP sessions (60 minutes
each). The variables were evaluated by analysis of variance for repeated measures,
followed by the Bonferroni test.
Results
AMP reduced the scores of musculoskeletal symptoms, anxiety, depression, and pain
catastrophizing (p < .001). A significant increase was identified in self-compassion scores and perception
of quality of life in the physical, psychological, and overall assessment (p ≤ .04). Positive effects of AMP occurred at T1 and remained unchanged at T2.
Conclusion
AMP contributed to a reduction in painful symptoms and improved the quality of life
of nursing workers, with a lasting effect until the 20th week of follow-up, indicating
utility as an effective strategy for the management of MSP in the group studied.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 17, 2018
Accepted:
February 17,
2018
Received in revised form:
October 12,
2017
Received:
June 21,
2017
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