Effectiveness of Mindfulness on the Improvement of Chronic Insomnia Disorder and Brain Wave Patterns of Male Patients with Chronic Pain

Patients with chronic joint pain experience frequent anxiety and insomnia. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness in improving chronic insomnia disorder and brain wave patterns of male patients with chronic pain in Tabriz.

This study was a semi-experimental project. The statistical population of the study was all male patients with chronic insomnia and pain in Tabriz in 2019. The sample of people eligible according to the diagnosis of a psychiatrist was selected from the psychiatric clinics of Tabriz. This sample consisted of 30 individuals who were randomly divided into two groups of 15 patients each. Fifteen people received mindfulness-based therapy in 8 sessions (1 weekly 90-minute session for 8 weeks), and no intervention was performed for 15 control group members. The collected information was analyzed using descriptive statistical methods of mean and standard deviation and inferential statistical methods of multivariate covariance analysis.

According to the results, mindfulness improved chronic insomnia and pain, besides changing the brain wave patterns in delta and beta frequencies in these patients (p<0/001).

The findings of this study suggest that mindfulness training reduces chronic insomnia and improves brain waves in patients with chronic pain.