Incorporation of Mindfulness Exercises to Reduce Anxiety and Pain during Urodynamic Testing: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Abstract

Mindfulness exercises have shown improvement in emotional coping and reduction of anxiety, leading to incorporation in treatment plans for chronic and acute pain conditions. The present randomized pilot study compares the impact of mindfulness among patients undergoing invasive in-office urodynamic studies with primary outcome of anxiety and secondarily pain, fear and embarrassment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 2018
Accession Number
AD1048120

Entities

People

  • Anna Smitherman
  • Forrest Jellison
  • Pansy Uberoi

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Intervention
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Memory Devices
  • Mindfulness
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurologic Manifestations
  • Pain
  • Pilot Studies
  • Signs And Symptoms
  • Symptoms And General Pathology
  • Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.