The Association Between Mindfulness and Post-operative Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study of Gynecologic Oncology Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy

ConclusionMindfulness was previously shown to be a promising intervention for chronic pain treatment. Our study demonstrates that higher pre-operative dispositional mindfulness is associated with more favorable post-operative pain outcomes, including lower pain scores, but not lower opioid consumption. This relationship provides an opportunity to target the modifiable personality characteristic of mindfulness, to improve post-operative pain for patients planning gynecologic surgery.
Source: Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research