Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs. the Health Enhancement Program for Chronic Pain and Early Cognitive Decline; The Feeling of Being Pilot RCT

Co‐morbid chronic pain and early cognitive decline is common among older Black adults andthis co‐morbidity worsens physical and emotional function. Access to evidence basednon‐pharmacological management is limited. Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) isan evidence‐based, non‐pharmacological intervention that could address the chronicpain‐depression co‐morbidity among older Black adults, but it requires tailoring. Theproposed study will establish the feasibility, acceptability and credibility of QuietFocus, a cultural adaptation of MBCT aimed at the chronic pain‐depression co‐morbidityamong older Black adults in the community.