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| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| traditional meditation retreats | Decreases - are moderately to largely effective in reducing | depression, anxiety, stress | Human | participants | Not specified. | Effectiveness of traditional meditation retreats: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 40× |
| traditional meditation retreats | Decreases - suggested large effects | measures of anxiety, depression and stress | Human | general population | Not specified. | Effectiveness of traditional meditation retreats: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 40× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction by meditation | No effect - normalizes | stress biomarkers | Human | POAG patients | Daily mindfulness meditation practice. | Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Intraocular Pressure, Lowers Stress Biomarkers and Modulates Gene Expression in Glaucoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 77× |
| mindfulness practices such as meditation | Decreases - led to significant reductions | stress | Human | university students, aged 18-25 without severe MH conditions | Not specified | Effectiveness of physical activity, mindfulness and mind-body therapies in improving mental health of university students: a systematic review of RCTS.cited 1× |
| relaxation meditation | Decreases - significantly greater reduction | maternal perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale score) | Human | healthy Chinese primiparous mother-infant pairs after late preterm (LP) or early-term (ET) delivery | Listening to relaxation meditation at least once a day. | Effects of relaxation therapy on maternal psychological status and infant growth following late preterm and early-term delivery: a randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| breastfeeding meditation audio | Decreases - reduces | maternal stress | Human | mothers of late preterm infants in London | Daily listening to a meditation tape while breastfeeding. | Mother And late Preterm Lactation Study (MAPLeS): a randomised controlled trial testing the use of a breastfeeding meditation by mothers of late preterm infants on maternal psychological state, breast milk composition and volume, and infant behaviour and growth.cited 12× |
| Transcendental Meditation (TM) | Decreases - was an effective non-trauma focused treatment | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | Human | veterans | 12 treatment sessions over 12 weeks. | Cost-effectiveness of Transcendental Meditation (TM) for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). |
| Transcendental Meditation (TM) | Decreases - has been shown to reduce | stress | Human | — | Not specified | The promising role of Transcendental Meditation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases: A systematic review.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based meditation and yoga | Decreases - significant reductions | perceived stress | Human | women undergoing modified radical mastectomy | Approximately 90-minute face-to-face mindfulness-based meditation and yoga sessions. | The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Meditation and Yoga on Stress, Body Image, Self-esteem, and Sexual Adjustment in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Modified Radical Mastectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness and compassion-oriented meditation training | Decreases - significant improvements were found | stress | Human | interdisciplinary palliative care team staff members | Not specified (10-week training program). | Mindfulness and compassion-oriented practices at work reduce distress and enhance self-care of palliative care teams: a mixed-method evaluation of an "on the job" program.cited 69× |
| mindfulness meditation interventions | Decreases - beneficial effects in fostering resilience and reducing stress | resilience and stress | Human | clinical and non-clinical populations | 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× |
| mindfulness meditation practice | Decreases - effects are predominantly mediated by | stress reduction effects | Human | — | 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× |
| Yoga meditation | Decreases - significantly reduced | perceived stress | Human | female college students | Not specified | From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students? |
| Yoga meditation | Increases - improved | stress-coping strategies | Human | female college students | Not specified | From contemplation to serenity: how yoga meditation improves the mental health of female college students? |
| mindfulness meditation training interventions | Decreases - reduce | stress | Human | — | 3-day intensive mindfulness meditation training (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness meditation training alters stress-related amygdala resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial.cited 100× |
| mindfulness meditation training interventions | Increases - improve | stress-related health outcomes | Human | — | 3-day intensive mindfulness meditation training (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness meditation training alters stress-related amygdala resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial.cited 100× |
| mindfulness meditation training | Decreases - suggesting | stress reduction effects | Human | — | 3-day intensive mindfulness meditation training (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness meditation training alters stress-related amygdala resting state functional connectivity: a randomized controlled trial.cited 100× |
| Headspace mindfulness meditation app | Decreases - revealing significant effects | subjective stress | Human | Non-faculty employees from a university in California's Central Valley | 10 minutes of meditation daily. | App-based mindfulness meditation reduces stress in novice meditators: a randomized controlled trial of headspace using ecological momentary assessment. |
| brief mindfulness meditation training | Decreases - reduced | self-reported psychological stress reactivity | Human | young adult volunteers | 25 minutes per day | Brief mindfulness meditation training alters psychological and neuroendocrine responses to social evaluative stress.cited 169× |
| spiritual meditation (either Christian or Islamic) | No effect - aims to test the effects | physiology: pain tolerance, pain intensity, stress reactivity assessed via heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) | Human | Christian and Muslim samples | Daily 20-minute guided meditation sessions. | Interpersonal and individual effects of an app-based Christian and Islamic heart meditation intervention in healthy adults: protocol of a stratified randomised controlled trial.cited 1× |
| HFN meditation | Decreases - decreased | psychological stress | 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. |
| designed meditation module | Decreases - decrease in | perceived stress | Human | primary hypertensive patients (PHP) | 5 days a week | Designing a meditation module to affect etiological and preventive factors in primary hypertensive patients-A pilot study.cited 1× |
| mobile app for traumatic stress management using neurofeedback-based meditation and binaural beat music | Increases - demonstrated significant improvements | anti-stress index | Human | participants in the experimental group | Mobile app use 3 days a week. | Feasibility of a mobile app for traumatic stress management using neurofeedback-based meditation and binaural beat music: A pilot randomized controlled trial. |
| clinical meditation and imagery (CMI) | Decreases - improved to a greater extent in the control group | Perceived stress | Human | adults with chronic SCI (>1 year) and a >3 month history of pain rated ≥4/10 on average over the last week | Once-weekly 2-hour group classes for 4 weeks. | Pilot clinical trial of a clinical meditation and imagery intervention for chronic pain after spinal cord injury.cited 9× |
| mindfulness therapy, meditation and yoga | Decreases - reduce and/or manage | psychological effects of stress and anxiety | Human | — | Not specified | The benefits of yoga in children.cited 22× |
| meditation-based therapy | Decreases - had lower perceived stress | perceived stress | Human | individuals with chronic neuropathy of various etiologies | Not specified | Meditation-Based Therapies for Chronic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| digital meditation program | Decreases - showed improvements | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score | Human | adults employed at a large academic medical center who reported mild to moderate stress | 10 minutes of meditation per day. | Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial. |
| digital meditation program | Decreases - maintained improvements | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score | Human | adults employed at a large academic medical center who reported mild to moderate stress | 10 minutes of meditation per day. | Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial. |
| digital meditation program | Decreases - showed greater reduction | stress | Human | those using the app from 5 to 9.9 min/d vs less than 5 min/d | 10 minutes of meditation per day. | Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial. |
| VR-based meditation | Decreases - were significantly better than those of the other groups | objective stress | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Decreases - lower stress levels | stress levels | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Decreases - lowers stress levels | stress levels | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| VR-based meditation | Decreases - were significantly better than those of the other groups | subjective stress | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Reality (VR)-Based Meditation on Sleep Quality, Stress, and Autonomic Nervous System Balance in Nursing Students.cited 3× |
| Continued meditation practice | Decreases - associated with a significant reduction | post-traumatic stress symptoms of avoidance | Human | patients treated for cancer | 8-week mindfulness training course (specific frequency not detailed). | A randomized study of the effects of mindfulness training on psychological well-being and symptoms of stress in patients treated for cancer at 6-month follow-up.cited 51× |
| Metta meditation | Decreases - significant reduction | perceived stress | Human | individuals with cardiovascular disease | Not specified | Effects of meditation on health promoting protective factors of persons with cardiovascular disease-a quasi-experimental pilot study with pre-post comparison. |
| Metta meditation | Increases - improved | stress coping skills | Human | individuals with cardiovascular disease | Not specified | Effects of meditation on health promoting protective factors of persons with cardiovascular disease-a quasi-experimental pilot study with pre-post comparison. |
| meditation practice | Decreases - shows a reduction | stress | Human | corporate employees in India | Not specified | Effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India: An interventional study. |
| meditation practice | Decreases - shows a decrease | stress | Human | corporate employees in India | Not specified | Effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India: An interventional study. |
| meditation intervention in corporate wellness programs | Increases - enhances | stress management | Human | corporate employees | Not specified | Effectiveness of meditation on wellness management among corporate employees in India: An interventional study. |
| meditation practice | Decreases - demonstrates more conclusive evidence in regard to the reduction | stress and anxiety | Human | college students | Not specified | The integration of meditation into higher education: a systematic literature review. |
| a short mindfulness meditation session performed just before a simulated breaking bad-news consultation | Decreases - may help | stress | Human | ear, nose and throat (ENT) residents | 5-minute mindfulness session | Mindfulness Improves Otolaryngology Residents' Performance in a Simulated Bad-News Consultation: A Pilot Study.cited 7× |
| psychosocial interventions, which include mindfulness and/or meditation components | No effect - inconsistent or minimal changes in | perceived stress | Human | patients with inflammatory bowel disease | Not available | Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.cited 34× |
| brief mindfulness meditation programme delivered via a smartphone app | Decreases - significantly decrease | perceived stress | Human | part-time working university students | One training session of 10-15 minutes per day using the app. | App-based mindfulness meditation reduces perceived stress and improves self-regulation in working university students: A randomised controlled trial.cited 15× |
| short-term mindfulness meditation training | Decreases - reduce | perioperative psychological and physiological stress responses | 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. |
| mobile audio-guided mindfulness meditation program | Decreases - significantly decreased | perceived stress | Human | medical students | 10-20 minutes daily | Happier Healers: Randomized Controlled Trial of Mobile Mindfulness for Stress Management.cited 109× |
| 10-20 min of daily mindfulness meditation for 30 days, using a mobile phone application | Decreases - could decrease | perceived stress | Human | medical students | 10-20 minutes daily | Happier Healers: Randomized Controlled Trial of Mobile Mindfulness for Stress Management.cited 109× |
| couple-based meditation (CBM) | Decreases - marginally reduced | cancer-related stress | Human | patients with metastatic lung cancer | Four 60-minute sessions delivered via videoconference. | A Mindfulness-Based Intervention as a Supportive Care Strategy for Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Their Spouses: Results of a Three-Arm Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 43× |
| couple-based meditation (CBM) | Decreases - medium effect sizes in favor | cancer-related stress | Human | patients with metastatic lung cancer | Four 60-minute sessions delivered via videoconference. | A Mindfulness-Based Intervention as a Supportive Care Strategy for Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Their Spouses: Results of a Three-Arm Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 43× |
| meditation strategies | Decreases - produced an effect | stress | Human | students | Not specified | Use of Meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for the Treatment of Stress, Depression and Anxiety in Students. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 53× |
| anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the left primary motor cortex (M1) with mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - no significant difference | stress | 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 | Decreases - significant differences | stress | 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 | Decreases - effects persisted | stress | 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 | Decreases - helpful to reduce stress | stress | Human | students in the intervention group | 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× |
| Body-mind interventions such as meditation and Tai Chi | No effect - mixed results | testosterone concentration after stress | Human | — | Seven 20-minute sessions. | Salivary testosterone and cortisol response in acute stress modulated by seven sessions of mindfulness meditation in young males.cited 8× |
| digital meditation + healthy eating ('MED+HE') | Decreases - showed decreases | perceived stress | Human | participants with overweight and moderate stress | Not specified | Impact of digital meditation on work stress and health outcomes among adults with overweight: A randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| digital meditation + healthy eating ('MED+HE') | Decreases - had greater reductions | stress | Human | those with greater adherence | Not specified | Impact of digital meditation on work stress and health outcomes among adults with overweight: A randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| digital meditation ('MED') | Decreases - showed decreases | perceived stress | Human | participants with overweight and moderate stress | Not specified | Impact of digital meditation on work stress and health outcomes among adults with overweight: A randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| digital meditation ('MED') | Decreases - had greater reductions | stress | Human | those with greater adherence | Not specified | Impact of digital meditation on work stress and health outcomes among adults with overweight: A randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| mindfulness and meditation based interventions | No effect | anxiety and stress | Human | — | Not specified | Living through the psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of effective mitigating interventions.cited 11× |
| comprehensive Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) comprising 10 twice-a-week Integral Meditation classes, dietary advice, and brief yoga sessions | Decreases - effective in reducing | perceived stress | Human | medical students from Italian universities | 10 twice-a-week Integral Meditation classes, dietary advice, and brief yoga sessions. | Improving stress management, anxiety, and mental well-being in medical students through an online Mindfulness-Based Intervention: a randomized study.cited 13× |
| meditation | No effect - measured as mediating variables | biomarkers of stress | 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 | Increases - was associated with significant improvement | brain oxygenation and QOL along with a reduction in IOP and stress markers | Human | patients with POAG | 45 minutes of Meditation daily. | Meditation enhances brain oxygenation, upregulates BDNF and improves quality of life in patients with primary open angle glaucoma: A randomized controlled trial.cited 60× |
| meditation | Decreases - demonstrated a reduction | perceived stress | Human | graduate nursing students | Not specified | Interventions to Reduce Perceived Stress Among Graduate Students: A Systematic Review With Implications for Evidence-Based Practice.cited 50× |
| meditation | Decreases - reductions | perceived stress | Human | healthcare workers | Not specified | Workplace interventions to improve well-being and reduce burnout for nurses, physicians and allied healthcare professionals: a systematic review.cited 105× |
| meditation | Decreases - help address | physiological manifestations of prolonged stress | Human | — | Not specified | Relaxation Techniques for Trauma.cited 7× |
| meditation | Decreases - reduce | stress | Human | people with Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia, mild cognitive impairment and subjective cognitive decline | Not specified | Mindfulness and meditation: treating cognitive impairment and reducing stress in dementia.cited 47× |
| Kirtan Kriya meditation | Decreases - reduction | perceived stress | Human | people with dementia or dementia-related memory conditions | Not specified | Mindfulness and meditation: treating cognitive impairment and reducing stress in dementia.cited 47× |
| meditation | Decreases - is beneficial for | stress | Human | — | Not specified | Global Meditation Practices: A Literature Review.cited 2× |
| Meditation | Decreases - reduce | stress and anxiety | Human | expectant mothers | Not specified | The wonders of mind-body practices during pregnancy: A topical review. |
| meditation | Decreases - reduction | stress hormones | Human | — | Weekly mindfulness meditation sessions for 12 weeks, with daily practice recorded. | Effects of meditation on physiological and metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus "MindDM": study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 3× |
| meditation-based interventions | Increases - have positive effects | management of stress and diabetes | Human | individuals with chronic disorders | Weekly mindfulness meditation sessions for 12 weeks, with daily practice recorded. | Effects of meditation on physiological and metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus "MindDM": study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 3× |
| Meditation | Decreases - recommended | stress reduction, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and quality of life | Human | breast cancer patients | Not specified | Clinical practice guidelines on the use of integrative therapies as supportive care in patients treated for breast cancer. |
| Meditation | Decreases - recommended | stress reduction, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and quality of life | Human | breast cancer patients | Not specified | Clinical practice guidelines on the use of integrative therapies as supportive care in patients treated for breast cancer. |
| meditation | Decreases - reducing the stress response | stress response | Human | — | Not specified | Investigating the Impact of Ashwagandha and Meditation on Stress Induced Obesogenic Eating Behaviours. |
| meditation | Decreases - helps regulate | the stress response | Human | — | Not specified. | The Effects of Stress and Meditation on the Immune System, Human Microbiota, and Epigenetics.cited 38× |
| meditation retreats | Decreases - reduce | stress | Human | — | Not specified. | Residential Meditation Retreats: A Promise of Sustainable Well-Being? |
| meditation programme (12 weekly meditation sessions of 1.5 hours each) | Decreases - will be evaluated | stress | 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 practices including meditation | Decreases - reduce | stress | Human | during pregnancy | Not specified. | Meditation and Mindfulness in Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Review of the Evidence.cited 20× |
| mindfulness meditation training | Decreases - reductions | perceived stress | Human | mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults | Not specified | Perceived stress mediates the relationship between mindfulness and negative affect variability: A randomized controlled trial among middle-aged to older adults.cited 17× |
| mindfulness meditation training | Decreases - reducing | stress-eating tendencies | 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 | Decreases - has been demonstrated to reduce | stress | Human | — | Not specified (web-based mindfulness meditation training). | Mindfulness meditation modulates stress-eating and its neural correlates.cited 2× |
| loving-kindness meditation | Decreases - may be effective in treating | posttraumatic stress disorder | Human | — | Not specified | Compassion and Loving-Kindness Meditation: An Overview and Prospects for the Application in Clinical Samples.cited 30× |
| relatively brief interventions designed to reduce stress; most commonly using mindfulness-based or guided meditation approaches | No effect - limited evidence of an effect | depression, anxiety and stress | Human | medical students | Not specified | Effectiveness of universal programmes for the prevention of suicidal ideation, behaviour and mental ill health in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 26× |
| consumer-based mobile meditation application (app) | Decreases - was significantly less | perceived stress | Human | outpatient obstetric and gynecology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic | Not specified (prescribed mobile meditation app for 30 days). | Mindfulness Effects in Obstetric and Gynecology Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 25× |
| consumer-based mobile meditation application (app) | Decreases - was significantly less | perceived stress | Human | outpatient obstetric and gynecology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic | Not specified (prescribed mobile meditation app for 30 days). | Mindfulness Effects in Obstetric and Gynecology Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 25× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - improved | stress | Human | intervention group | Not specified (prescribed mobile meditation app for 30 days). | Mindfulness Effects in Obstetric and Gynecology Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 25× |
| Integral Meditation (IM) program | Decreases - has demonstrated to bring beneficial effects | perceived stress | 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× |
| Integral Meditation (IM) program | Decreases - was effective in reducing | stress | 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× |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - impact on | anxiety, stress and depression levels | Human | Mediterranean population with high-normal BP or grade I hypertension | 2 hours per week for 8 weeks | Benefits of mindfulness meditation in reducing blood pressure and stress in patients with arterial hypertension.cited 43× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - results in observable changes | brain structure related to memory, sense of self, empathy, and stress | Human | older adults | Not specified | Meditation for older adults: a new look at an ancient intervention for mental health.cited 10× |
| Mindfulness meditation (single 5-minute session) | Decreases - effectiveness in improving | perceived stress | Human | adult cancer patients in palliative care | Eight weeks (one session/week, daily individual practice) and a single 5-minute session. | Mindfulness for palliative care patients. Systematic review.cited 12× |
| Mindfulness meditation (single 5-minute session) | Decreases - benefit in favour of mindfulness | stress | Human | palliative care patients | Eight weeks (one session/week, daily individual practice) and a single 5-minute session. | Mindfulness for palliative care patients. Systematic review.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - decreased | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score | Human | patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) | Various regimens reported (type, duration, schemes, and ingredients not fully unified). | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - a decreased | Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score | Human | patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) | Various regimens reported (type, duration, schemes, and ingredients not fully unified). | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - relieves | stress | Human | patients with FMS | Various regimens reported (type, duration, schemes, and ingredients not fully unified). | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - reduced | stress | Human | participants | Daily mindfulness meditation exercises (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Physical activity, mindfulness meditation, or heart rate variability biofeedback for stress reduction: a randomized controlled trial.cited 118× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - no significant between-intervention effect | stress reduction | Human | participants | Daily mindfulness meditation exercises (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Physical activity, mindfulness meditation, or heart rate variability biofeedback for stress reduction: a randomized controlled trial.cited 118× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Decreases - has a beneficial effect on | stress | Human | doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers | Not specified | Mindfulness in healthcare professionals and medical education.cited 41× |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - no statistically significant between-group differences | stress | Human | adolescents | Not specified | A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Working Memory Capacity in Adolescents.cited 68× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly lowering | stress levels | Human | — | Not specified | Stress and Anxiety Management in Nursing Students: Biofeedback and Mindfulness Meditation.cited 65× |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - Common reasons for use included | stress management | Human | respondents who practiced mindfulness meditation | Not specified | Prevalence and patterns of use of mantra, mindfulness and spiritual meditation among adults in the United States.cited 48× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - decreased | stress reactivity | Human | participants | Not specified (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program). | Can Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Build Cognitive Reserve and Learn Mindfulness Meditation? Qualitative Theme Analyses from a Small Pilot Study.cited 24× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - emerging efforts | traumatic stress | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation and Psychopathology.cited 169× |
| online mindfulness meditation intervention | Decreases - statistically significant decrease | reported scores for stress | Human | nursing students | Not specified | Using Meditation to Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Nursing Students.cited 6× |
| Vipassana meditation (VM) | No effect - not | post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms | Human | prisoners | Not mentioned | Vipassana meditation: systematic review of current evidence.cited 45× |
| Mobile mindfulness meditation (MMM) | Decreases - more effective than the control groups in decreasing | stress | 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 | Decreases - significant effect sizes were found | perceived stress | 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-based mind-body interventions (MBIs) (Mindfulness, Tai Chi, Yoga, and Qigong) | No effect - no statistically significant difference | stress | Human | older adults with poor sleep quality | Not specified | The Effect of Meditation-Based Mind-Body Interventions on Older Adults with Poor Sleep Quality: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. |
| 7-week daily at-home meditation and mindfulness programme combined with group sessions | Decreases - reduced significantly more | perceived stress | Human | women with RPL | 7-week daily at-home meditation and mindfulness program combined with group sessions. | Meditation and mindfulness reduce perceived stress in women with recurrent pregnancy loss: a randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| 7-week meditation and mindfulness programme with additional standard supportive care | Decreases - decreased significantly | perceived stress | Human | women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) | 7-week daily at-home meditation and mindfulness program combined with group sessions. | Meditation and mindfulness reduce perceived stress in women with recurrent pregnancy loss: a randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| 7-week meditation and mindfulness programme with additional standard supportive care | Decreases - decrease was significantly larger | perceived stress | Human | women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) | 7-week daily at-home meditation and mindfulness program combined with group sessions. | Meditation and mindfulness reduce perceived stress in women with recurrent pregnancy loss: a randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| 7-week meditation and mindfulness programme with additional standard supportive care | Decreases - was still significantly decreased | perceived stress | Human | women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) | 7-week daily at-home meditation and mindfulness program combined with group sessions. | Meditation and mindfulness reduce perceived stress in women with recurrent pregnancy loss: a randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) app 'Headspace' | No effect - was able to protect against | perceived stress | Human | adults from the general population | 10 or 30 days of self-guided use (specific daily duration not mentioned) | The efficacy of a brief app-based mindfulness intervention on psychosocial outcomes in healthy adults: A pilot randomised controlled trial.cited 87× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) app 'Headspace' | Decreases - positively impacted | stress | Human | adults from the general population | 10 or 30 days of self-guided use (specific daily duration not mentioned) | The efficacy of a brief app-based mindfulness intervention on psychosocial outcomes in healthy adults: A pilot randomised controlled trial.cited 87× |
| meditation programs | Decreases - can result in small to moderate reductions | multiple negative dimensions of psychological stress | Human | patients | Not specified. | Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 1,019× |
| between-session meditation practice | Increases - significantly associated with self-reported improvements | ability to cope with stress | Human | older female dementia family caregivers | 8 weeks of Inner Resources for Stress mindfulness meditation and mantra training (specific frequency not detailed). | Randomized Controlled Trial of Inner Resources Meditation for Family Dementia Caregivers.cited 26× |
| app-based meditation programs | Decreases - could provide | tools for mitigating the effects of chronic workplace stress | Human | professionals | Participants were asked to follow a 30-day path of brief audio- or video-guided content, with additional app features available as desired. | Feasibility Testing a Meditation App for Professionals Working With Youth in the Legal System: Protocol for a Hybrid Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| compassion meditation (CM) | Decreases - may reduce | stress-induced subjective distress | Human | — | Not specified | Loving-kindness and compassion meditation: potential for psychological interventions.cited 317× |