Table 4.

Changes in outcomes parameters between baseline and 6 months

	MBSR group	Usual care group	P value
VAS (mean (SD))
Pain	− 29.6 (26.6) (n = 20)	− 9.3 (27.3) (n = 16)	0.03*
WOMAC (mean (SD))
Pain	− 16.8 (15.2) (n = 17)	− 10.7 (19.3) (n = 14)	0.33
Function	− 13.8 (16.3) (n = 15)	− 8.7 (15.3) (n = 14)	0.39
Stiffness	− 18.8 (17.4) (n = 20)	− 4.7 (29.9) (n = 16)	0.10
Total	− 16.3 (11.9) (n = 14)	− 9.3 (16.5) (n = 13)	0.21
SF36 scale (mean (SD))
Physical score	3.7 (6.7) (n = 20)	4.2 (7.8) (n = 14)	0.85
Mental score	1.9 (9.5) (n = 20)	0.9 (11.4) (n = 14)	0.90
HAD scale (mean (SD))
Anxiety	− 1.1 (2.7) (n = 20)	− 0.5 (3.1) (n = 16)	0.54
Depression	− 0.6 (2.4) (n = 20)	− 0.3 (2.8) (n = 16)	0.74
OMERACT-OARSI responders (mean (SD))
	8.0 (57.1) (n = 14)	5.0 (62.5) (n = 18)	1

VAS visual analogic scale, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, SF-36 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, HAD hospital anxiety and depression

*Significant difference between groups