The effects of mindfulness-based intervention on sleep disturbance and benzodiazepine hypnotics use in patients hospitalized with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to examine the relationships between mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) and improvements in sleep quality or reduction in benzodiazepine (BZDs) use among cancer patients.
Results Summary
The study conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess MBI's effects on sleep disturbance and BZDs use in cancer patients, calculating standardized mean differences with 95% CIs to estimate effect size. The abstract does not provide specific results but indicates a need for further analysis due to discrepant outcomes in previous studies.
Population
Cancer patients aged over 18 years.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | increase | sleep quality | cancer patients | - | improve | #1 |
mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | decrease | benzodiazepines (BZDs) use | cancer patients | - | reduce | #2 |
Previous studies have reported discrepant outcomes for mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) to improve sleep quality or reduce the benzodiazepines (BZDs) use in cancer patients; therefore, a meta-analysis was required to examine the relationships. The MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials et al. were searched by independent reviewers from date of inception to January 2020 to examine the associations between MBI and sleep disturbance or BZDs use among cancer patients. Randomized controlled studies that reported the effect of MBI on sleep disturbance or BZDs use in cancer patients aged over 18 years were included. Standardized mean differences with 95% CIs were calculated to estimate effect size. If P ≥ 0.1, I