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Evidence suggests Meditation mayincreaseMindfulness.
28 studies (31 claims)
Strong consensus
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| traditional meditation retreats | Increases - showed large effects | measures of mindfulness and compassion | Human | general population | Not specified. | Effectiveness of traditional meditation retreats: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 40× |
| body scan meditation | Increases - only had small effect | mindfulness | Human | — | Not specified | The effects of body scan meditation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation intervention | No effect - was not impacted | mindfulness | Human | community-dwelling caregivers aged 45-85 years of close relatives with dementia | One 90-minute session per week for 7 weeks, plus at-home implementation. | Pilot controlled trial of mindfulness meditation and education for dementia caregivers.cited 122× |
| sham meditation | Increases - significant increases | mindfulness dispositions | Human | Participants recruited from a university | 30 guided mindfulness meditation sessions | A randomised active-controlled trial to examine the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on executive control, critical thinking and key thinking dispositions in a university student sample.cited 62× |
| loving-kindness meditation (LKM) training intervention | No effect - did not significantly change | mindfulness | Human | doctors from a hospital in China | Not specified (8 weeks of LKM training intervention). | Effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Doctors' Mindfulness, Empathy, and Communication Skills.cited 30× |
| HFN meditation | Increases - showing an increase | mindfulness | Human | experimental group (healthy individuals aged 18-24) | Not specified (intervention involved Heartfulness meditation practice). | Effect of Heartfulness Meditation on Oxidative Stress and Mindfulness in Healthy Participants. |
| mindfulness meditation program (MMP) | Increases - improved | mindfulness | Human | women with breast and gynecologic cancer | MBCT: 22 contact hours over 8 weeks; MMP: 9 contact hours over 6 weeks. | Comparison of the acceptability and benefits of two mindfulness-based interventions in women with breast or gynecologic cancer: a pilot study.cited 11× |
| meditation-based therapy | Increases - had higher mindfulness scores | mindfulness scores | Human | individuals with chronic neuropathy of various etiologies | Not specified | Meditation-Based Therapies for Chronic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| meditation-based therapy | Increases - had higher mindfulness scores | mindfulness scores | Human | individuals with chronic neuropathy of various etiologies | Not specified | Meditation-Based Therapies for Chronic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| breath-based Ānāpānasati meditation | Increases - was associated with enhanced | state mindfulness | Human | adolescent novice meditators | Not specified | Neurobehavioural Correlates of Breath Meditation in Novice Adolescents: Insights from Anapanasati-based Paradigm. |
| breath-based Ānāpānasati meditation | Increases - revealed gender differences, with females demonstrating greater | state mindfulness | Human | female adolescent novice meditators | Not specified | Neurobehavioural Correlates of Breath Meditation in Novice Adolescents: Insights from Anapanasati-based Paradigm. |
| mindfulness meditation in individual settings | Increases - increase | mindfulness scores | Human | participants who were trying to lose weight | Not specified | Group vs. single mindfulness meditation: exploring avoidance, impulsivity, and weight management in two separate mindfulness meditation settings.cited 35× |
| mindfulness meditation in group settings | No effect - remained stable | mindfulness | Human | participants who were trying to lose weight | Not specified | Group vs. single mindfulness meditation: exploring avoidance, impulsivity, and weight management in two separate mindfulness meditation settings.cited 35× |
| short-term mindfulness meditation training | Increases - improve | mindfulness ability | Human | patients with gastrointestinal tumors | Daily mindfulness meditation practice from the second day of admission until the fifth day after surgery (excluding the day of surgery). | Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Stress and Hospital Stay in Gastrointestinal Tumor Patients During Perioperative Period. |
| anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the left primary motor cortex (M1) with mindfulness meditation (MM) | Increases - improvement | all clinical outcomes, including mindfulness level | Human | fibromyalgia patients trained in mindfulness | Ten daily sessions of mindfulness meditation paired with tDCS (active or sham). | No add-on therapeutic benefit of at-home anodal tDCS of the primary motor cortex to mindfulness meditation in patients with fibromyalgia. |
| 8-week mindfulness meditation mobile app-Calm | Increases - significant differences | mindfulness | Human | college students with elevated stress | At least 10 minutes of meditation per day using the Calm app. | Efficacy of the Mindfulness Meditation Mobile App "Calm" to Reduce Stress Among College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 198× |
| 8-week mindfulness meditation mobile app-Calm | Increases - effects persisted | mindfulness | Human | college students with elevated stress | At least 10 minutes of meditation per day using the Calm app. | Efficacy of the Mindfulness Meditation Mobile App "Calm" to Reduce Stress Among College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 198× |
| digital in-class meditation programmes | No effect - no discernible effects | self-reported mindfulness | Human | year 7 adolescents | Not specified | Differential effects of digital mindfulness-based interventions on creative potential and responsibility among middle school students. |
| meditation | No effect - measured as mediating variables | level of mindfulness | Human | PD patients | 90-minute weekly sessions of meditation or yoga for 8 weeks. | A randomized controlled trial on the effects and acceptability of individual mindfulness techniques - meditation and yoga - on anxiety and depression in people with Parkinson's disease: a study protocol.cited 3× |
| meditation programme (12 weekly meditation sessions of 1.5 hours each) | Increases - will be evaluated | development of mindfulness | Human | people with cancer, medical staff and witnesses | 12 weekly meditation sessions of 1.5 hours each. | Meditation involving people with cancer, medical staff and witnesses: a pilot study exploring improvement in wellness and connectedness.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation training | Increases - was found to significantly increase | mindfulness | Human | meditation-naïve individuals with a tendency to stress-eat | Not specified (web-based mindfulness meditation training). | Mindfulness meditation modulates stress-eating and its neural correlates.cited 2× |
| mindfulness meditation training | No effect - statistically explained | mindfulness meditation training effects on IL-6 | Human | stressed job-seeking unemployed community adults | 3-day intensive residential mindfulness meditation program. | Alterations in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Link Mindfulness Meditation With Reduced Interleukin-6: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 156× |
| loving-kindness meditation | Increases - increased | mindfulness | Human | veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 9-12 classes over 12 weeks (74% attendance rate). | Loving-kindness meditation for posttraumatic stress disorder: a pilot study.cited 97× |
| Integral Meditation (IM) program | Increases - has demonstrated to bring beneficial effects | mindfulness subdomain | Human | voluntary non-clinical employers of an Italian service company | 12 weekly meditation classes after the afternoon shift. | Mindfulness meditation training in an occupational setting: Effects of a 12-weeks mindfulness-based intervention on wellbeing.cited 12× |
| 8-month daily-guided intensive meditation-based intervention (iMI) plus general rehabilitation program (GRP) | Increases - increasing scores | FFMQ mindfulness skills | Human | male inpatients with schizophrenia with treatment-refractory hallucinations and delusions (TRHDs) | Daily-guided intensive meditation (specific duration/frequency not detailed beyond "daily"). | Eight-month intensive meditation-based intervention improves refractory hallucinations and delusions and quality of life in male inpatients with schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - significantly higher | mindfulness | Human | 91 doctors from a hospital in China | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Doctors' Mindfulness, Patient Safety Culture, Patient Safety Competency and Adverse Event.cited 17× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - exhibited significantly higher | mindfulness levels | Human | intervention group (group 1: n=46) | — | Mindfulness Intervention for Health Information Avoidance in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study. |
| mindful meditation intervention program | Decreases - significant decrease | level of mindfulness | Human | COPD population | 8-week program (specific frequency not detailed) | A pilot study: mindfulness meditation intervention in COPD.cited 27× |
| mindful meditation intervention program | No effect - did not improve | level of mindfulness | Human | participants from the mindful meditation intervention who had completed six or more classes | 8-week program (specific frequency not detailed) | A pilot study: mindfulness meditation intervention in COPD.cited 27× |
| Mobile mindfulness meditation (MMM) | Increases - more effective than the control groups in improving | mindfulness | Human | university students | Not specified | Effects of Mobile Mindfulness Meditation on the Mental Health of University Students: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 14× |
| mindfulness meditation app | Increases - significant effect sizes were found | mindfulness | Human | — | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness meditation apps in enhancing users' well-being and mental health related outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 123× |
| meditation programs | Increases - found similarly sized effects for | overall mindfulness | Human | Veterans | Not specified | Meditation programs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Aggregate findings from a multi-site evaluation.cited 24× |
| Intensive Meditation (Templestay program) | Increases - showed significant increases in their scores | Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS) and the modified Korean version of the Resilience Quotient Test (RQT) | Human | participants | 4 days of Intensive Meditation (Templestay program) or Relaxation. | The effects of four days of intensive mindfulness meditation training (Templestay program) on resilience to stress: a randomized controlled trial.cited 19× |