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Pauly T, Nicol A, Lay JC, Ashe MC, Gerstorf D, Graf P, Linden W, Madden KM, Mahmood A, Murphy RA, Hoppmann CA. Everyday Pain in Middle and Later Life: Associations with Daily and Momentary Present-Moment Awareness as One Key Facet of Mindfulness. Can J Aging 2023; 42:621-630. [PMID: 37565431 DOI: 10.1017/s0714980823000326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
Abstract
This study investigated everyday associations between one key facet of mindfulness (allocating attention to the present moment) and pain. In Study 1, 89 community-dwelling adults (33-88 years; Mage = 68.6) who had experienced a stroke provided 14 daily end-of-day present-moment awareness and pain ratings. In Study 2, 100 adults (50-85 years; Mage = 67.0 years) provided momentary present-moment awareness and pain ratings three times daily for 10 days. Multi-level models showed that higher trait present-moment awareness was linked with lower overall pain (both studies). In Study 1, participants reported less pain on days on which they indicated higher present-moment awareness. In Study 2, only individuals with no post-secondary education reported less pain in moments when they indicated higher present-moment awareness. Findings add to previous research using global retrospective pain measures by showing that present-moment awareness might correlate with reduced pain experiences, assessed close in time to when they occur.
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Affiliation(s)
- Theresa Pauly
- Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Anna Nicol
- Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Jennifer C Lay
- Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
| | - Maureen C Ashe
- Center for Aging SMART, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Denis Gerstorf
- Department of Psychology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
| | - Peter Graf
- Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Wolfgang Linden
- Department of Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Kenneth M Madden
- Center for Aging SMART, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Atiya Mahmood
- Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Rachel A Murphy
- Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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