| In a study of veterans with moderate-to-severe chronic pain, 8-week virtual group or self-paced mindfulness-based interventions were more helpful than usual care in improving pain-related function. This study, which was part of the Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC), a large-scale effort to assess nondrug treatments for pain in the military and veterans' health care systems, was supported by the PMC Coordinating Center, which is funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Previous research has shown that mindfulness-based interventions and other evidence-based nonpharmacologic treatments are helpful for patients with chronic pain, but these approaches are underused because of challenges with putting them into clinical care delivery. Standard in-person, mindfulness-based programs require trained instructors and dedicated spaces for classes. They also take up a lot of patients' time and may be difficult for some patients to access. Briefer interventions delivered virtually could be a more practical option if they are found to be effective. | 
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