Brief Postoperative Pain Management Intervention: Meaning Making Amendment

Brief Postoperative Pain Management Intervention for Knee and Hip Replacement Patients: Meaning Making Amendment

This single-site, two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled trial will enroll adults undergoing total knee or hip replacement surgery. Two days after surgery, participants will complete a brief guided mindful breathing practice delivered by text message and will then be randomized to receive either personalized meaning-making questions or implementation-focused questions. The trial will evaluate whether personalized meaning-making questions enhance the clinical effects of the mindfulness practice on acute pain, pain unpleasantness, anxiety, desire for pain medication.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥18,
• Underwent joint arthroplasty of the knee or hip

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to read English
• Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures