James W. Carson
Oregon Health & Science University
37 Papers
136 Citations
James W. Carson is an academic researcher from Oregon Health & Science University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pain catastrophizing & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 37 publications. Previous affiliations of James W. Carson include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Duke University.
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Papers
Mindfulness-based relationship enhancement
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the effects of a novel intervention, mindfulness-based relationship enhancement, designed to enrich the relationships of relatively happy, nondistressed couples using a randomized wait-list controlled design.
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Loving-kindness meditation for chronic low back pain: results from a pilot trial.
James W. Carson,Francis J. Keefe,Thomas R. Lynch,Kimberly M. Carson,Veeraindar Goli,Anne Marie Fras,Steven R. Thorp +6 more
TL;DR: Preliminary results suggest that the loving-kindness program can be beneficial in reducing pain, anger, and psychological distress in patients with persistent low back pain.
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of the Yoga of Awareness program in the management of fibromyalgia
James W. Carson,Kimberly M. Carson,Kim D. Jones,Robert M. Bennett,Cheryl L. Wright,Scott D. Mist +5 more
TL;DR: At post‐treatment, women assigned to the yoga program showed significantly greater improvements on standardized measures of FM symptoms and functioning, including pain, fatigue, and mood, and in pain catastrophizing, acceptance, and other coping strategies.
Yoga of Awareness program for menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors: results from a randomized trial.
TL;DR: This pilot study provides promising support for the beneficial effects of a comprehensive yoga program for hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in early-stage breast cancer survivors.
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Daily mood and stress predict pain, health care use, and work activity in African American adults with sickle-cell disease.
Karen M. Gil,James W. Carson,Laura S. Porter,Cindy D. Scipio,Shawn M. Bediako,Eugene P. Orringer +5 more
TL;DR: Of importance, positive mood was associated with lower same-day and subsequent day pain, as well as fewer health care contacts, suggesting that positive mood may serve to offset negative consequences of pain and other illness symptoms.
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