Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction training for chronic pain of military personnel in plateau area
10.20001/j.issn.2095-2619.20250213
- VernacularTitle:正念减压训练对高原地区官兵慢性疼痛的影响
- Author:
Mei WANG
1
;
Deng YANG
;
Wei PENG
;
Jintao QU
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, the 925th Hospital of PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Guiyang, Guizhou 550000, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mindfulness-based stress reduction;
Chronic pain;
Plateau area;
Military personnel;
Mood State;
Psychological resilience;
Influencing factor
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2025;52(1):76-81
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the management of chronic pain among military personnel stationed in plateau area of China. Methods Military personnel who had been stationed at an altitude ranging from 3 300 to 3 500 meters for over four months and suffered from chronic pain were selected as the study subjects by the judgment sampling method. A total of 51 individuals were assigned to the control group, and 53 individuals were assigned to the MBSR group using the random number table method. Individuals of the control group received conventional pain management, while the MBSR group received an additional eight-week MBSR training alongside conventional management. Pain, mindfulness levels, mood state, and psychological resilience of individuals were assessed before and 12 weeks after the intervention using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-Short Form, the Profile of Mood States, and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Results After the intervention, the BPI scores, and the scores of the pain intensity and pain impact dimensions of individuals in the MBSR group were lower than those in the control group (all P<0.01). The reductions in these three scores were greater in the MBSR group than those in the control group (all P<0.01). Meanwhile, individuals in the MBSR group showed superior improvements in the mindfulness level score, the total mood disturbance, and the psychological resilience score compared with the control group (all P<0.05). The multiple linear regression analysis results showed that the pre-intervention BPI score, post-intervention changes in mindfulness levels, headache and lower back pain were influencing factors for the improvement of the BPI score in the MBSR group individuals (all P<0.05). Conclusion Conducting MBSR in military units in plateau areas is an effective approach for alleviating chronic pain. The pain relief effect is more pronounced in individuals with higher initial pain scores, a greater increase in mindfulness scores after training, and those with headache and low back pain.
