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| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| greater home mindfulness meditation practice | Decreases - was associated with fewer | mental health professional visits | Human | MBSR participants | Not specified (8-week MBSR program with home practice). | Effects of mindfulness meditation on occupational functioning and health care utilization in individuals with anxiety.cited 13× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Increases - improve | health and well-being | Human | — | Not specified | Do gender, anxiety, or sleep quality predict mindfulness-based stress reduction outcomes?cited 11× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - improved significantly | Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores | Human | adult English-speaking patients with a diagnosis of vestibular migraine (VM) | Eight-week MBSR course with weekly 2.5-hour guided meditation and instructional sessions, plus required reading materials. | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Treatment of Vestibular Migraine: A Prospective Pilot Study. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Increases - improved significantly | Patient Reported Outcome Measure Information System (PROMIS) Global Physical and Mental Health Forms scores | Human | adult English-speaking patients with a diagnosis of vestibular migraine (VM) | Eight-week MBSR course with weekly 2.5-hour guided meditation and instructional sessions, plus required reading materials. | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for the Treatment of Vestibular Migraine: A Prospective Pilot Study. |
| mindfulness training apps | Increases - may improve | student mental health | Human | college students | Not specified | Acceptability, usage, and efficacy of mindfulness apps for college student mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs. |
| yoga and mindfulness-based stress reduction | No effect - evaluated | physical and mental health concerns | Human | breast cancer survivors | Not specified | Advancing breast cancer survivorship among African-American women.cited 52× |
| psychological interventions like talking therapy or mindfulness | No effect - replacing antidepressants with | mental health treatment | Human | people with TRMHCs | Not specified | Experiences of treatment-resistant mental health conditions in primary care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.cited 6× |
| mobile-delivered four-immeasurable Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Increases - suggests the potential benefits of early prevention for enhancing | neonatal health | Human | adult pregnant women suffering from heightened distress | Not specified | Antenatal mobile-delivered mindfulness-based intervention to reduce perinatal depression risk and improve obstetric and neonatal outcomes: A randomized controlled trial.cited 14× |
| stress reducing activities like sport, yoga and mindfulness | Increases - should be encouraged | global physical and psychological health | Human | cancer patients | Not available | Conservative non-pharmacological treatments for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathies in women treated for breast cancer: a systematic review.cited 6× |
| Mindfulness Based Stress Intervention for Insomnia (MBSI-I) | Increases - favored | mental health | Human | persons with multiple sclerosis (PWMS) with chronic insomnia | Ten, two-hour weekly sessions of MBSI-I over ten weeks or a single one-hour SH session. | A pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled study of mindfulness meditation in treating insomnia in multiple sclerosis.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy adapted for patients with IBS (MBCT-IBS) | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | self-referent processing of illness and health | Human | female patients with IBS | Not specified | A randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for women with irritable bowel syndrome-Effects and mechanisms.cited 30× |
| Internet-based mindfulness training program (iMIND) | Increases - efficacious in improving | mental health | Human | college students and young working adults | 8 Web-based sessions (frequency not specified). | The Efficacy of Internet-Based Mindfulness Training and Cognitive-Behavioral Training With Telephone Support in the Enhancement of Mental Health Among College Students and Young Working Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 51× |
| 6-week mindfulness-based intervention (FOCUS) | Increases - Significant increases in general mental health | general mental health | Human | caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) cancer patients | Not specified | A mindfulness-based intervention for caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: Pilot results.cited 6× |
| online mindfulness-based counseling | Decreases - significantly lower | mean mental health score | Human | intervention group | Eight 45-minute weekly mindfulness-based counseling sessions. | The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Counseling on the Mental Health of Women With a History of COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Quasi-Experimental Study. |
| online mindfulness-based counseling | Increases - positively affects | mental health | Human | women with a history of COVID-19 during pregnancy | Eight 45-minute weekly mindfulness-based counseling sessions. | The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Counseling on the Mental Health of Women With a History of COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Quasi-Experimental Study. |
| online mindfulness-based counseling | Increases - positively affects | mental health domains | Human | women with a history of COVID-19 during pregnancy | Eight 45-minute weekly mindfulness-based counseling sessions. | The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Counseling on the Mental Health of Women With a History of COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Quasi-Experimental Study. |
| mindfulness- and relaxation-based eHealth interventions | Increases - can have positive effects | patients' general health | Human | patients with a medical condition | Not specified | Effectiveness of Mindfulness- and Relaxation-Based eHealth Interventions for Patients with Medical Conditions: a Systematic Review and Synthesis.cited 55× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) + treatment as usual (TAU) | Increases - maintained | improvements in ADHD symptoms, mindfulness skills, self-compassion and positive mental health | Human | patients | 8-weekly group therapy sessions including meditation exercises, psychoeducation, and group discussions | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy v. treatment as usual in adults with ADHD: a multicentre, single-blind, randomised controlled trial.cited 30× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) + treatment as usual (TAU) | Increases - significant improvements | positive mental health | Human | patients | 8-weekly group therapy sessions including meditation exercises, psychoeducation, and group discussions | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy v. treatment as usual in adults with ADHD: a multicentre, single-blind, randomised controlled trial.cited 30× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) + treatment as usual (TAU) | Increases - investigate whether adding MBCT to TAU will result in improvements | positive mental health | Human | adults with bipolar type I and type II | Not specified | Study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and treatment as usual in bipolar disorder.cited 13× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Increases - provide valuable insight into the (cost-)effectiveness | positive mental health | Human | adults with bipolar disorder | Not specified | Study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and treatment as usual in bipolar disorder.cited 13× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) plus Treatment As Usual (TAU) | Increases - effect will be examined | positive mental health | Human | IBD patients in remission, aged 16 years and older with at least mild psychological distress | Not specified | Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in reducing psychological distress and improving sleep in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (MindIBD).cited 3× |
| interventions that promote mindfulness | Increases - may be beneficial | mental health | Human | patients with acute COVID-19 | Not specified | The Role of Mindfulness in Reducing Depression During COVID-19 At-home Treatment. |
| mindfulness | Increases - promotes | mental health | Human | — | Not specified | The Role of Mindfulness in Reducing Depression During COVID-19 At-home Treatment. |
| Mindfulness | Increases - may be an important universal strategy to promote | brain health | Human | — | Not specified | Applying Mindfulness-Based Practices in Child Psychiatry.cited 4× |
| mindfulness | No effect - No effects were seen | disease-specific health-related quality of life | Human | adults with a respiratory diagnosis | Not specified | Mindfulness in people with a respiratory diagnosis: A systematic review.cited 20× |
| mindfulness | Increases - promotes | health and resilience | Human | — | Not specified | Positive psychological states in the arc from mindfulness to self-transcendence: extensions of the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory and applications to addiction and chronic pain treatment.cited 46× |
| mindfulness | Increases - often results in transformative | health behavior change | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness and Behavior Change.cited 130× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | No effect - targeting | health behaviors relevant to psychiatric care | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness and Behavior Change.cited 130× |
| mindfulness | Increases - has practical applications for | holistic health promotion | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness in nursing: an evolutionary concept analysis.cited 65× |
| mindfulness | Increases - improve | mental health | Human | — | Not specified | Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): an Evaluation of a Mindfulness Intervention to Promote Mental Health among Latina Immigrant Mothers.cited 17× |
| mindfulness | Increases - appears to induce positive effects | mental health | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of smoking: a systematic literature review.cited 32× |
| mindfulness | Increases - can improve | mental health | Human | medical students | Not specified | A Peer-Support and Mindfulness Program to Improve the Mental Health of Medical Students.cited 54× |
| peer support and peer-taught mindfulness practice | Increases - improvements in mental health were seen | mental health | Human | intervention group | Not specified | A Peer-Support and Mindfulness Program to Improve the Mental Health of Medical Students.cited 54× |
| peer support and peer-taught mindfulness practice | No effect - the difference between the intervention and nonintervention groups did not reach statistical significance | mental health | Human | 2nd- and 3rd-year medical students at 1 medical school in New Zealand | Not specified | A Peer-Support and Mindfulness Program to Improve the Mental Health of Medical Students.cited 54× |
| mindfulness | Increases - found effective | mental health | Human | — | 8-week specific intervention (frequency not specified) | Study protocol on comparative effectiveness of mindfulness meditation and qigong on psychophysiological outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| mindfulness | Increases - expected to have better | mental health | Human | people with colorectal cancer | 8-week specific intervention (frequency not specified) | Study protocol on comparative effectiveness of mindfulness meditation and qigong on psychophysiological outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| mindfulness | Increases - effective interventions is emerging | mental health | Human | adolescents living with and affected by HIV | Not specified | From surviving to thriving: integrating mental health care into HIV, community, and family services for adolescents living with HIV.cited 24× |
| mindfulness | Increases - effective for improving | mental health | Human | college students | Not specified | Mindfulness to improve the mental health of university students. A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 8× |
| mindfulness program | Increases - significant effects | mental health | Human | university students | Not specified | Mindfulness to improve the mental health of university students. A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 8× |
| mindfulness intervention | Increases - significant effects | mental health | Human | university students | Not specified | Mindfulness to improve the mental health of university students. A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 8× |
| mindfulness | Increases - significantly enhances | mental health | Human | patients with diabetes | Not specified | Effect of mindfulness-based intervention in patients with diabetes: a meta-analytic review. |
| mindfulness | Increases - resulted in positive changes | mental health | Human | students | Not specified | Remote Interventions to Support Students' Psychological Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review of Recent Approaches. |
| mindfulness | Increases - incorporating | optimal health | Human | people living with RA | Not specified | Call for action: incorporating wellness practices into a holistic management plan for rheumatoid arthritis-going beyond treat to target.cited 15× |
| mindfulness | Increases - has shown promise in improving outcomes | outcomes in both mental and physical health | Human | mental and physical health populations | Not specified | The potential role of mindfulness in psychosocial support for dermatology patients.cited 8× |
| mindfulness | Increases - impacting | patient health outcomes | Human | — | 6-week weekly individual treatment sessions and brief daily momentary interventions/messages. | A mindfulness-based stress management program for caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT) patients: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 2× |
| mindfulness | Increases - show encouraging results in improving | quality of life and health | Human | people living with HIV | Not specified | Mind-body practices for people living with HIV: a systematic scoping review.cited 17× |
| mindfulness | Increases - improves | stress-related health outcomes | Human | — | Not available | Mechanisms of mindfulness training: Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT).cited 318× |
| Mindfulness | Increases - significant | student mental health and well-being | Human | students | Not available | Meta-Review on the Effectiveness of Classroom-Based Psychological Interventions Aimed at Improving Student Mental Health and Well-Being, and Preventing Mental Illness.cited 13× |
| mindfulness | No effect - had the highest quality evidence | workplace mental health interventions | Human | workplace personnel | Not specified | How effective are interventions in optimizing workplace mental health and well-being? A scoping review of reviews and evidence map.cited 15× |
| mindfulness-based training program | Increases - improved | emotional health | Human | engineering graduate students | Eight weekly mindfulness training sessions. | Cultivating well-being in engineering graduate students through mindfulness training.cited 2× |
| virtual mindfulness-based stress reduction (v-MBSR) | Decreases - improvements persisting at 6-month follow-up | anxiety and depression symptoms and health-related QoL | Human | participants | Not specified | Integrating Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Into Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care: Mixed Methods Feasibility Trial.cited 1× |
| virtual mindfulness-based stress reduction (v-MBSR) | Increases - experienced encouraging effects including increased | health-related QoL | Human | participants | Not specified | Integrating Virtual Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Into Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care: Mixed Methods Feasibility Trial.cited 1× |
| community-based multicomponent rehabilitation programme comprising an acceptance-based and mindfulness-based group intervention, the Vitality Training Programme (VTP), followed by tailored physical activity counselling | No effect - investigate the effects of | health-related quality of life | Human | People with fibromyalgia (FM) | 10 weekly 4-hour group sessions plus a booster session after 6 months. | Effects of a community-based multicomponent rehabilitation programme for patients with fibromyalgia: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.cited 9× |
| 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Increases - medium size effect sizes were found | health-related life satisfaction | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as Treatment for Chronic Back Pain - an Observational Study with Assessment of Thalamocortical Dysrhythmia.cited 15× |
| 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Increases - medium size effect sizes were found | health-related quality of life (SF-12, psychological functioning) | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as Treatment for Chronic Back Pain - an Observational Study with Assessment of Thalamocortical Dysrhythmia.cited 15× |
| 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Increases - medium size effect sizes were found | health-related quality of life (EQ-5D, VAS) | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as Treatment for Chronic Back Pain - an Observational Study with Assessment of Thalamocortical Dysrhythmia.cited 15× |
| mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) | Increases - improving | physical health | Human | patients with breast cancer | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based therapy for patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 82× |
| therapist-led telephone-based mindfulness programme | Decreases - reflected clinically significant group-based changes | Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale | Human | ICU patients | Month-long interventions (self-directed mobile app-based mindfulness, therapist-led telephone-based mindfulness, or web-based critical illness education). | Effects of mindfulness training programmes delivered by a self-directed mobile app and by telephone compared with an education programme for survivors of critical illness: a pilot randomised clinical trial.cited 45× |
| therapist-led telephone-based mindfulness programme | Decreases - reflected clinically significant group-based changes | Patient Health Questionnaire physical symptom scale | Human | ICU patients | Month-long interventions (self-directed mobile app-based mindfulness, therapist-led telephone-based mindfulness, or web-based critical illness education). | Effects of mindfulness training programmes delivered by a self-directed mobile app and by telephone compared with an education programme for survivors of critical illness: a pilot randomised clinical trial.cited 45× |
| self-directed mobile app-based mindfulness programme | Decreases - reflected clinically significant group-based changes | Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale | Human | ICU patients | Month-long interventions (self-directed mobile app-based mindfulness, therapist-led telephone-based mindfulness, or web-based critical illness education). | Effects of mindfulness training programmes delivered by a self-directed mobile app and by telephone compared with an education programme for survivors of critical illness: a pilot randomised clinical trial.cited 45× |
| self-directed mobile app-based mindfulness programme | Decreases - reflected clinically significant group-based changes | Patient Health Questionnaire physical symptom scale | Human | ICU patients | Month-long interventions (self-directed mobile app-based mindfulness, therapist-led telephone-based mindfulness, or web-based critical illness education). | Effects of mindfulness training programmes delivered by a self-directed mobile app and by telephone compared with an education programme for survivors of critical illness: a pilot randomised clinical trial.cited 45× |
| 4-week online mindfulness training | Increases - could be a promising technique to help people improve | mental health | Human | — | Not specified (4-week online intervention). | Emphasizing mindfulness training in acceptance relieves anxiety and depression during pregnancy.cited 10× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)/Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)/Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) | Increases - beneficial small to medium effect sizes | psychological health | Human | cancer patients | Not specified | Evidence of psychological and biological effects of structured Mindfulness-Based Interventions for cancer patients and survivors: A meta-review.cited 25× |
| mindfulness and LS training | Increases - may benefit | mental health | Human | Chinese migrant children who have higher levels of social integration | Weekly small-group sessions (15 children per group) for eight weeks. | Effects of Mindfulness and Life-Skills Training on Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Symptoms in Chinese Migrant Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 1× |
| tailored four-week mindfulness-based intervention program | Increases - improved | mental health | Human | intensive care unit nurses | Four-week program with twice-weekly sessions. | Long-term effects of a tailored mindfulness-based program for Chinese intensive care unit nurses: A randomized parallel-group trial.cited 4× |
| abbreviated four-week, twice-weekly mindfulness-based intervention program | Increases - exerted direct and long-term improvements | work-related mental health variables | Human | intensive care unit nurses | Four-week program with twice-weekly sessions. | Long-term effects of a tailored mindfulness-based program for Chinese intensive care unit nurses: A randomized parallel-group trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions | Increases - have the potential to improve | mental health | Human | Adolescents with HIV (AWH) | Weekly 90-minute group sessions for four consecutive weeks. | Effectiveness of a mindfulness and acceptance-based intervention for improving the mental health of adolescents with HIV in Uganda: An open-label trial.cited 2× |
| mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions | Increases - have positive consequences | psychological and physical health | Human | — | Not specified | Can mindfulness and acceptance be learnt by self-help?: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mindfulness and acceptance-based self-help interventions.cited 159× |
| worksite mindfulness-related multi-component health promotion intervention | No effect - no significant differences | mental health | Human | workers of two research institutes | Not specified (mindfulness-related training followed by e-coaching). | Effectiveness of a worksite mindfulness-related multi-component health promotion intervention on work engagement and mental health: results of a randomized controlled trial.cited 42× |
| a 6-week mindfulness protocol | No effect - no significant gains were identified | mental health measures, quality of life, and FFMQ | Human | First-year medical students | 6-week mindfulness protocol (specific dosage not detailed). | Effects of a Required Large-Group Mindfulness Meditation Course on First-Year Medical Students' Mental Health and Quality of Life: a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| a required mindfulness course for large groups in the curriculum during the first semester of medical training | No effect - was not associated with an improvement | medical students' mental health and quality of life | Human | medical students | 6-week mindfulness protocol (specific dosage not detailed). | Effects of a Required Large-Group Mindfulness Meditation Course on First-Year Medical Students' Mental Health and Quality of Life: a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| digital mindfulness programme | Increases - improved | attitudes towards health behaviours | Human | participants from 91 countries | Not specified | Mindfulness improves psychological health and supports health behaviour cognitions: Evidence from a pragmatic RCT of a digital mindfulness-based intervention.cited 1× |
| digital mindfulness programme | Increases - significantly better | mental health | Human | participants from 91 countries | Not specified | Mindfulness improves psychological health and supports health behaviour cognitions: Evidence from a pragmatic RCT of a digital mindfulness-based intervention.cited 1× |
| digital, self-administered mindfulness practice for 30 days | Increases - meaningfully improved | psychological health | Human | participants from 91 countries | Not specified | Mindfulness improves psychological health and supports health behaviour cognitions: Evidence from a pragmatic RCT of a digital mindfulness-based intervention.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness-Based College (MB-College) program | Increases - demonstrated improved | young adult health summary score | Human | students from three universities (mean age = 20 years, 68% female, 37% racial minorities) | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based College: A Stage 1 Randomized Controlled Trial for University Student Well-Being.cited 26× |
| mindfulness programmes | Increases - improve | quality of life and health | Human | this population | Not specified | Mindfulness as a complementary intervention in the treatment of overweight and obesity in primary health care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.cited 14× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - statistical significant effects were observed | all positive health outcomes | Human | cancer patients or survivors | Not specified | Positive health outcomes of mindfulness-based interventions for cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - improving general health | general health | Human | adult patients recruited from primary care settings | Not specified | The Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Primary Care: A Meta-Analytic Review.cited 77× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - improving mental health | mental health | Human | adult patients recruited from primary care settings | Not specified | The Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Primary Care: A Meta-Analytic Review.cited 77× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - improve | general health | Human | women with infertility | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based intervention for women with infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 6× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - may be beneficial psychosocial treatments for improving | health and well-being | Human | patients with inflammatory bowel disease | Not available | Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.cited 34× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - can also be utilized as an adjunctive intervention aimed at improving | health-related quality of life | Human | individuals with substance use disorders interested in self-management strategies | Not specified | The Emerging Role of Mindfulness Meditation as Effective Self-Management Strategy, Part 2: Clinical Implications for Chronic Pain, Substance Misuse, and Insomnia.cited 10× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - improve | health-related quality of life | Human | patients with heart failure | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on health-related outcomes for patients with heart failure: a systematic review.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - greater relative improvement | health-related quality of life | HumanMolecular | individuals with upper motor neuron disorders (UMNDs) | Not specified | Feasibility, Acceptability, and Efficacy of Mindfulness Training in People With Upper Motor Neuron Disorders: A Systematic Review.cited 6× |
| Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) | Increases - were more efficacious than control groups in the short-term improvement of | health-related quality of life (HRQoL) | Human | individuals living with IBD | Not specified | The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions in inflammatory bowel disease: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness Based Interventions | No effect - may potentially have an effect | HRV, inflammatory biomarkers, and self-assessed mental health | Human | — | Not specified | Autonomic function and inflammation in pregnant women participating in a randomized controlled study of Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - improve | individual health and well-being | Human | clinical and nonclinical settings | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Couple Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | Increases - have been related with improved | job satisfaction, wellbeing, health | Human | employees | Not specified | Do workplace-based mindfulness meditation programs improve physiological indices of stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 67× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - have been associated to | many physical and psychological health indicators | Human | — | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness on Diabetes Mellitus: Rationale and Overview.cited 17× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - increasingly shown to be effective | medical and mental health settings | Human | — | Not specified | Can mindfulness-based interventions help adolescents with cancer?cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - effective in promoting | mental health (e.g., burnout, stress, psychological well-being) | Human | athletes | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Promoting Athletic Performance and Related Factors among Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | Increases - holds promise for improving | mental health | Human | individuals with schizophrenia | Not specified | Effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - efficacy | mental health and wellbeing | Human | youth | Not specified | Research Review: The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on cognition and mental health in children and adolescents - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 189× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - were effective | mental health and wellbeing | Human | post-secondary students attending colleges of further education or universities | Not specified | Supporting mental health and wellbeing of university and college students: A systematic review of review-level evidence of interventions.cited 28× |
| mindfulness and cognitive-behavioural interventions | Decreases - can effectively reduce | common mental health difficulties | Human | higher education student body | Not specified | Supporting mental health and wellbeing of university and college students: A systematic review of review-level evidence of interventions.cited 28× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | No effect - tested | mental health interventions | Human | WLWH | Not available | Mental Health in Women Living With HIV: The Unique and Unmet Needs.cited 93× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - significant mediators | mental health outcomes | Human | — | Not available | How do mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction improve mental health and wellbeing? A systematic review and meta-analysis of mediation studies.cited 708× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - larger changes | mental health outcomes | Human | individuals with lower baseline trait mindfulness | Not specified | Baseline trait mindfulness moderates the efficacy of mindfulness interventions and active controls: A meta-analysis of 177 randomised controlled trials.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - found promising effects | mental health outcomes | Human | bariatric-surgery patients | Not specified | Systematic Review of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Weight Management Among Pre- and Post-bariatric Surgery Patients. |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - improved | mental health-related QoL | Human | people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) | Not specified | A systematic review and meta-analysis exploring the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on quality of life in people with multiple sclerosis.cited 12× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - beneficial effects | occupational health | Human | convenience samples in the social/education/health sector | Not specified | Who benefits from mindfulness? The moderating role of personality and social norms for the effectiveness on psychological and physiological outcomes among police officers.cited 30× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - null effect sizes | overall mental health | Human | patients with Alcohol and Drugs Use Disorders | Not specified | The Clinical Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Treatments for Alcohol and Drugs Use Disorders: A Meta-Analytic Review of Randomized and Nonrandomized Controlled Trials.cited 56× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - demonstrate a positive trend in favor of the benefits | perceived health | Human | people following transient ischemic attack/stroke | Not specified | A systematic review of the benefits of mindfulness-based interventions following transient ischemic attack and stroke.cited 61× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - Effects were not significant | physical health | Human | HCPs and HCPs-in-training | Not specified | Mindfulness training for healthcare professionals and trainees: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 77× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - were not superior to non-specific controls | physical health | Human | military veterans | Not specified | Efficacy and acceptability of mindfulness-based interventions for military veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 25× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - can be enhanced significantly | public health impact | Human | — | Not specified | Prospects for a clinical science of mindfulness-based intervention.cited 133× |
| Mindfulness based interventions | Increases - showed larger effects | standardized mental health outcomes | Human | employees | Not specified | Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for reducing mental health conditions in employees: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 138× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - have been used as a promising tool with numerous benefits | various health-related and psychosocial outcomes | Human | oncology contexts | 8-week online MBCT intervention with weekly group sessions, asynchronous homework, an online retreat after the fifth week, and 4 monthly booster sessions. | The modulatory role of internet-supported mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on extracellular vesicles and psychological distress in people who have had cancer: a protocol for a two-armed randomized controlled study.cited 2× |
| teacher training programme to teach mindfulness as part of regular classroom teaching | No effect - evaluate the effectiveness | mental health | Human | vulnerable subgroup (the 15% with the lowest SWEMWBS score) | Not specified | On Top of Everything: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing a teacher training programme to teach mindfulness among students in Danish upper secondary schools and schools of health and social care. |
| teacher training programme to teach mindfulness as part of regular classroom teaching | No effect - evaluate the effectiveness | mental health | Human | total population of students | Not specified | On Top of Everything: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing a teacher training programme to teach mindfulness among students in Danish upper secondary schools and schools of health and social care. |
| multi-level intervention consisting of (a) a teacher training programme and (b) a mindfulness programme delivered to students | No effect - estimate the effectiveness | mental health | Human | Danish young people enrolled in education | Not specified | On Top of Everything: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing a teacher training programme to teach mindfulness among students in Danish upper secondary schools and schools of health and social care. |
| virtual reality (VR)-based mindfulness applications | Increases - should assess if they improve | health and other outcomes | Human | people with chronic pain | Not specified | Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness for Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review.cited 17× |
| virtual reality (VR)-based mindfulness applications | Increases - suggested | physical and mental health benefits | Human | adults with chronic pain | Not specified | Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness for Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review.cited 17× |
| mindfulness practice | Increases - positive impact | health | Human | — | Not available | Mindful Emotion Regulation: Exploring the Neurocognitive Mechanisms behind Mindfulness.cited 62× |
| acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions (A/MBIs) | No effect - were cost-effective for the management of | mental health conditions | Human | — | Not specified | Are acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions 'value for money'? Evidence from a systematic literature review.cited 19× |
| mindfulness training (MT) programme | Increases - promoting | mental health | Human | adolescence | Not specified | The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a mindfulness training programme in schools compared with normal school provision (MYRIAD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.cited 41× |
| mindfulness-based intervention (M-Body) | Increases - will widely increase access | access to mental health treatment | Human | underserved, racial/ethnic minority communities | Eight weekly, 90-minute group sessions of mindfulness-based intervention (M-Body). | Comparative effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention (M-Body) on depressive symptoms: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based intervention | Increases - significantly improved | awareness of physical and mental health | Human | hypertension patients with depression/anxiety | Not specified | Mindfulness-based intervention for hypertension patients with depression and/or anxiety in the community: a randomized controlled trial.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based intervention | Increases - improved | mental health | Human | female infertility patients | Not specified | The effects of mindfulness therapy on infertile female patients: A meta-analysis.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Decreases - was found to have a small effect | mental health outcomes | Human | pregnant women | Not specified | The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Mental Health Outcomes in Pregnant Woman: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based intervention | Decreases - will investigate the efficacy of ... in reducing | negative mental health symptoms | Human | police officers | Not specified | Study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of mindfulness training to reduce burnout and promote quality of life in police officers: the POLICE study.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based intervention | Decreases - statistically significant improvement | self-reported mental ill-health | Human | General Practitioners | Not specified | Systematic review of interventions to improve the psychological well-being of general practitioners.cited 46× |
| adjunctive mindfulness-based stress reduction | Increases - effective for improving | mental health-related quality of life | Human | veterans with combat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Not specified | The Emerging Role of Mindfulness Meditation as Effective Self-Management Strategy, Part 1: Clinical Implications for Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Anxiety.cited 38× |
| mindfulness and compassion program for individuals living with cancer (MCP-C) | Increases - increased awareness | health-related decision-making | Human | participants | Not specified | Benefits of a mindfulness and compassion program for cancer patients: experience in a Spanish public hospital setting. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention | Increases - moderate effects | health-related QoL | Human | patients with PDN | Not specified | The effect of exercise therapy combined with psychological therapy on physical activity and quality of life in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: a systematic review.cited 27× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention | Increases - significantly improved | health-related quality of life | Human | breast cancer survivors | Not specified | A Cost-Effective Mindfulness Stress Reduction Program: A Randomized Control Trial for Breast Cancer Survivors.cited 19× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention | Increases - improved | health status | Human | patients with type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria | Not specified | Sustained effects of a mindfulness-based stress-reduction intervention in type 2 diabetic patients: design and first results of a randomized controlled trial (the Heidelberger Diabetes and Stress-study).cited 95× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention | Increases - improvements | mental health | Human | primary school teachers | Not specified (8-week MBSR program). | Mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention for elementary school teachers: a mixed method study.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention | Increases - improve | mental health | Human | primary school teachers | Not specified (8-week MBSR program). | Mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention for elementary school teachers: a mixed method study.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention | Increases - significantly related to beneficial changes | numerous mental health indicators | Human | psychiatric outpatient adolescents age 14-18 years | Not specified | Assessing adolescent mindfulness: validation of an adapted Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in adolescent normative and psychiatric populations.cited 143× |
| yoga-based mindfulness intervention (YBM) | Increases - will be examined for effects in improving | cognitive and physical functions and mental health outcomes | Human | Chilean elderly diagnosed with MCI | Not specified | The Impact of a Yoga-Based Mindfulness Intervention versus Psycho-Educational Session for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 2× |
| school teacher training programme to teach mindfulness ('.b' programme) as a part of compulsory class room teaching | No effect - evaluate the effectiveness | pupils' self-reported mental health | Human | vulnerable pupils | Not specified | Stress-free Everyday LiFe for Children and Adolescents REsearch (SELFCARE): a protocol for a cluster randomised trial testing a school teacher training programme to teach mindfulness (".b").cited 6× |
| mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan (MBTCC) programme | Decreases - help to lessen | growing public health burden of sleep disturbances | Human | the elderly living in the community | Not specified (8-week intervention). | The effects of an integrated mindfulness-based tai chi chuan programme on sleep disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based Tai Chi Chuan (MBTCC) programme | No effect - evaluate the effects | insomnia severity, interoception, sleep-wake pattern, health status, rumination, and hyperarousal level | Human | community-dwelling older adults with sleep problems | Not specified (8-week intervention). | The effects of an integrated mindfulness-based tai chi chuan programme on sleep disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 2× |
| Making Mindfulness Matter (M3) | Increases - significantly improve | HRQOL and mental health | Human | CWE and their parents | Not specified | A live-online mindfulness-based intervention for children living with epilepsy and their families: protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Making Mindfulness Matter©.cited 4× |
| Making Mindfulness Matter (M3) | Increases - positively affects | HRQOL and mental health (specifically, stress, behavioral, depressive, and anxiety symptoms) | Human | children with epilepsy (CWE) and their parents | Not specified | A live-online mindfulness-based intervention for children living with epilepsy and their families: protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Making Mindfulness Matter©.cited 4× |
| 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× |
| mobile application teaching mindfulness | Increases - improve | women's mental health | Human | perinatal women | Not specified | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an electronic mindfulness-based intervention to improve maternal mental health in the peripartum: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. |
| mindfulness-based therapies | Increases - promote | mental health | Human | — | Not specified | A mindful model of sexual health: A review and implications of the model for the treatment of individuals with compulsive sexual behavior disorder.cited 23× |
| Mindfulness-based therapies (MBTs) | Increases - highlight benefits | several patients' health outcomes | Human | patients with cancer | Not specified | Mindfulness-based therapies for cancer patients and families: a systematic review.cited 2× |
| brief mindfulness instructions | Increases - positively impact | health-relevant behavior | Human | — | Not specified | Enjoying food without caloric cost: The impact of brief mindfulness on laboratory eating outcomes.cited 48× |
| mindfulness yoga program | Increases - significantly better improvement | disease-specific health-related quality of life | Human | patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson disease | Mindfulness yoga was delivered in 90-minute group sessions, and SRTE in 60-minute group sessions, both for 8 weeks. | Effects of Mindfulness Yoga vs Stretching and Resistance Training Exercises on Anxiety and Depression for People With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 199× |
| mindfulness yoga program | Increases - increase in | health-related quality of life | Human | patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson disease | Mindfulness yoga was delivered in 90-minute group sessions, and SRTE in 60-minute group sessions, both for 8 weeks. | Effects of Mindfulness Yoga vs Stretching and Resistance Training Exercises on Anxiety and Depression for People With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 199× |
| mindfulness-based elder care (MBEC) program | Increases - improved significantly | mental health | Human | seniors with disabilities in long-term care residential settings | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Elder Care (MBEC) on symptoms of depression and anxiety and spiritual well-being of institutionalized seniors with disabilities: a randomized controlled trial.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based meditation | Increases - improves | health outcomes | Human | — | Not specified | Measuring cognitive outcomes in mindfulness-based intervention research: a reflection on confounding factors and methodological limitations.cited 22× |
| yoga and mindfulness | Increases - improved | health-related quality of life (HRQoL) | Human | adults with severe asthma | Tailored group yoga classes twice a week for 16 weeks. | A feasibility randomised controlled trial of Novel Activity Management in severe ASthma-Tailored Exercise (NAMASTE): yoga and mindfulness.cited 11× |
| Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (IMSR-ACT) | Decreases - significant decrease | awareness of bodily sensation or changes subscale of Health Anxiety inventory | Human | caregivers of patients infected by COVID-19 | Not specified (techniques delivered over 9 weeks via WhatsApp). | The Effect of Internet-delivered Mindfulness Stress Reduction Combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health Anxiety and Quality of Life of Caregiver of Patients Infected by COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 2× |
| Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (IMSR-ACT) | Increases - better | general health perceptions subscale of Quality of Life Questionnaire | Human | caregivers of patients infected by COVID-19 | Not specified (techniques delivered over 9 weeks via WhatsApp). | The Effect of Internet-delivered Mindfulness Stress Reduction Combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health Anxiety and Quality of Life of Caregiver of Patients Infected by COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 2× |
| Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (IMSR-ACT) | Decreases - could improve | health anxiety | Human | caregivers with patients infected by COVID-19 | Not specified (techniques delivered over 9 weeks via WhatsApp). | The Effect of Internet-delivered Mindfulness Stress Reduction Combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health Anxiety and Quality of Life of Caregiver of Patients Infected by COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 2× |
| Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (IMSR-ACT) | Increases - better | mental health subscale of Quality of Life Questionnaire | Human | caregivers of patients infected by COVID-19 | Not specified (techniques delivered over 9 weeks via WhatsApp). | The Effect of Internet-delivered Mindfulness Stress Reduction Combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health Anxiety and Quality of Life of Caregiver of Patients Infected by COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 2× |
| Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (IMSR-ACT) | Decreases - significant decrease | total score of Health Anxiety inventory | Human | caregivers of patients infected by COVID-19 | Not specified (techniques delivered over 9 weeks via WhatsApp). | The Effect of Internet-delivered Mindfulness Stress Reduction Combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health Anxiety and Quality of Life of Caregiver of Patients Infected by COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 2× |
| Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (IMSR-ACT) | Decreases - significant decrease | worry about consequences subscale of Health Anxiety inventory | Human | caregivers of patients infected by COVID-19 | Not specified (techniques delivered over 9 weeks via WhatsApp). | The Effect of Internet-delivered Mindfulness Stress Reduction Combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health Anxiety and Quality of Life of Caregiver of Patients Infected by COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 2× |
| Internet-delivered mindfulness stress reduction combined with acceptance and commitment therapy (IMSR-ACT) | Decreases - significant decrease | worry about health subscale of Health Anxiety inventory | Human | caregivers of patients infected by COVID-19 | Not specified (techniques delivered over 9 weeks via WhatsApp). | The Effect of Internet-delivered Mindfulness Stress Reduction Combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Health Anxiety and Quality of Life of Caregiver of Patients Infected by COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) or mindfulness practice | Increases - significant indirect effects | mental health and well-being outcomes | Human | different population samples | Not specified | Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) or mindfulness practice | Increases - significant indirect effects | mental health and well-being outcomes | Human | — | Not specified | Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness skills | Increases - may be key intervention targets | mental health of whole populations | Human | whole populations | Not specified | Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) | Increases - demonstrated effects | mental health and well-being | Human | the population | Not specified | Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review.cited 4× |
| Attitudes of mindfulness (eg, self-compassion) | Increases - may be key intervention targets | mental health of whole populations | Human | whole populations | Not specified | Target mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes and practices: a scoping review.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) | Decreases - had lower scores | health evaluation | Human | women with PCOS | Not specified | The effect of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) on the body image of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a randomized controlled trial. |
| mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) | Increases - had higher scores | health orientation | Human | women with PCOS | Not specified | The effect of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) on the body image of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a randomized controlled trial. |
| Mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) | Increases - improved significantly | health-related quality of life | Human | breast cancer patients | 12 sessions (frequency not specified). | Beneficial Effect of Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy in Patients with Breast Cancer-A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 52× |
| mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) | Increases - demonstrated significant improvements | key aspects of health-related quality of life (as measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form Health Survey) | Human | women with a variety of cancer diagnoses | Not specified | A randomized, controlled trial of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) for women with cancer.cited 148× |
| mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) | Increases - demonstrated significant improvements | key aspects of the health-related quality of life | Human | Neyshabur women with breast cancer | Not specified | Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy on Healthy Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) | Increases - demonstrated significant improvements | key aspects of the health-related style of life | Human | pregnant women | Not specified | Examining the effect of mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) on stress and lifestyle of Iranian pregnant women.cited 5× |
| mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) | Increases - significant improvements | key aspects of the health-related style of life | Human | menopausal women in Neyshabur, Iran | Not specified | The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy (MBAT) on Healthy Lifestyle in Iranian Menopausal Women.cited 5× |
| mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions | Increases - showed small to moderate effects in favor of | health-related quality of life | Human | patients with fibromyalgia | Not specified | Mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions for patients with fibromyalgia - A systematic review and meta-analyses.cited 76× |
| 6-week mindfulness intervention | No effect - no significant impact | overall level of mental health | Human | children from single-parent families in Tibetan areas | Not specified (6-week mindfulness intervention). | Mindfulness group intervention improved self-compassion and resilience of children from single-parent families in Tibetan areas.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | Increases - aim to improve | mental and physical health | Human | individuals with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | Increases - improvements were found | mental health | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | Increases - increased activity in cognitive control regions of the brain during pain anticipation related to improved | mental health | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| eHealth mindfulness-based programs (eMBPs) | Increases - have the potential to improve | some parameters of general health | Human | patients with cancer | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Programs for Patients With Cancer via eHealth and Mobile Health: Systematic Review and Synthesis of Quantitative Research.cited 44× |
| Integrated Rehabilitation Treatment plus mindfulness-based intervention | Increases - showed significant differences for between and within subject factor in favor | health-related psychological quality of life | Human | patients diagnosed with severe mental illness | 26 one-hour weekly sessions. | Mindfulness improves psychological quality of life in community-based patients with severe mental health problems: A pilot randomized clinical trial.cited 37× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) alone | Increases - improved | Physical health quality of life score | Human | patients undergoing treatment for depression | Not specified | Clinical effects of nonconvulsive electrotherapy combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction and changes of serum inflammatory factors in depression. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) combined with nonconvulsive electrotherapy (NET) | Increases - significantly improved | Physical health quality of life score | Human | patients undergoing treatment for depression | Not specified | Clinical effects of nonconvulsive electrotherapy combined with mindfulness-based stress reduction and changes of serum inflammatory factors in depression. |
| mindfulness-based group therapy (MBT) | No effect - affected | life or health | Human | individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) | Not specified | Qualitative findings from a randomized trial of mindfulness-based and cognitive-behavioral group therapy for opioid-treated chronic low back pain.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based training programs | Increases - improved | health perception | Human | medical students | Not specified | Effectiveness of training programs based on mindfulness in reducing psychological distress and promoting well-being in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 15× |
| mindfulness intervention | Decreases - showed promise | other mental health outcomes | Human | service providers working with traumatized clients | Not specified | A Scoping Review of Vicarious Trauma Interventions for Service Providers Working With People Who Have Experienced Traumatic Events.cited 28× |
| mindfulness intervention | Increases - have better | socio-emotional well-being, emotion-regulation and mental health-related behaviours | Human | children in the first years of primary school | Not specified | Can a teacher-led mindfulness intervention for new school entrants improve child outcomes? Protocol for a school cluster randomised controlled trial. |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) plus treatment as usual (TAU) | Increases - improved | mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) | Human | veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Not specified | Effects of participation in a mindfulness program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study.cited 91× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) plus treatment as usual (TAU) | No effect - there was no reliable effect | mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) | Human | veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Not specified | Effects of participation in a mindfulness program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study.cited 91× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) plus treatment as usual (TAU) | Increases - more veterans randomized to MBSR had clinically meaningful change | mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) | Human | veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | Not specified | Effects of participation in a mindfulness program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study.cited 91× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) plus treatment as usual (TAU) | Increases - showed medium to large between group effect sizes | mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) | Human | veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who completed ≥ 4 classes | Not specified | Effects of participation in a mindfulness program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: a randomized controlled pilot study.cited 91× |
| Mindfulness training | Decreases - known to be effective in treating | a variety of physical and mental health conditions | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Intervention for the Reduction of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Nurse Caregivers of Institutionalized Older Persons with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 22× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - has the potential to improve | cardiovascular health | Human | individuals with type 2 diabetes | Not specified | Mindfulness training for cardiovascular health in type 2 diabetes: A critical review. |
| mindfulness training | Increases - has the potential to improve | cardiovascular health | Human | Type 2 diabetes patients | Not specified | Mindfulness training for cardiovascular health in type 2 diabetes: A critical review. |
| Mindfulness training | Decreases - proven to be an efficacious therapeutic tool | clinical and nonclinical health problems | Human | — | Not mentioned | Metacognitive model of mindfulness.cited 73× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - preceded improvements | health and wellbeing | Human | — | Not specified | Implementing practices focused on workplace health and psychological wellbeing: A systematic review.cited 14× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - have positive health effects | health effects | Human | — | Not specified | A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nature-Based Mindfulness: Effects of Moving Mindfulness Training into an Outdoor Natural Setting.cited 39× |
| mindfulness training | No effect - will guide to | just-in-time individual interventions for several health-related behaviors | Human | — | Not specified (computer-based intervention, frequency/details not mentioned). | The effects of computer-based mindfulness training on Self-control and Mindfulness within Ambulatorily assessed network Systems across Health-related domains in a healthy student population (SMASH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness training | No effect - emerging | mental health disorders | Human | transitioning individuals with ASD | Not available | Autism Spectrum Disorder and Transition-Aged Youth.cited 26× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - has been shown to be effective in improving | mental health issues common among LEOs | Human | LEOs | Not specified | A multisite feasibility randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress, and health in law enforcement officers.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based resilience training (MBRT) | Increases - testing the efficacy of MBRT on increasing | LEO health | Human | LEOs | Not specified | A multisite feasibility randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress, and health in law enforcement officers.cited 2× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - showed significant effects of improvement | mental health-related quality of life | Human | family caregivers of people with dementia | Not specified | Mindfulness training for psychological stress in family caregivers of persons with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 32× |
| mindfulness training | Decreases - associated with reduced | mental health symptoms | Human | — | Not specified | A Randomized Trial Evaluating School-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Ethnic Minority Youth: Exploring Mediators and Moderators of Intervention Effects.cited 51× |
| mindfulness training | Decreases - has been shown effective for improving | negative mental health outcomes | Human | law enforcement officers | Not specified | Mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress and health in law enforcement officers: study protocol for a multisite, randomized, single-blind clinical feasibility trial.cited 7× |
| mindfulness-based resilience training | Increases - increase | mental health | Human | law enforcement officers | Not specified | Mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress and health in law enforcement officers: study protocol for a multisite, randomized, single-blind clinical feasibility trial.cited 7× |
| mindfulness training | Increases - has been shown to improve | psychological health and general well-being | Human | — | Not specified | Brain changes following mindfulness: Reduced caudate volume is associated with decreased positive urgency.cited 1× |
| mindfulness training (MT) | Increases - highlighted additional benefits from | student insights into health and social education culture | Human | students | Not specified | Mindfulness for undergraduate health and social care professional students: Findings from a qualitative scoping review using the 3P model.cited 10× |
| digital mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - have been shown to improve | a range of health outcomes | Human | — | Not specified | Experiences of Using Digital Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Rapid Scoping Review and Thematic Synthesis.cited 6× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | Decreases - demonstrated dominance | costs and health gains | Human | patients receiving usual care from all sectors of the health-care system | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for recurrent major depression: A 'best buy' for health care?cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - improvements | emotional- and psychological mental health | Human | adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy as a public mental health intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology: a randomized controlled trial.cited 23× |
| Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - considered to be an acceptable and beneficial treatment | health anxiety | Human | participants with severe health anxiety | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for severe health anxiety (hypochondriasis): an interpretative phenomenological analysis of patients' experiences.cited 33× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - seemed to cause a shift in the use of health care resources as mental health care costs were higher and hospital care costs lower | health care resource use | Human | patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a cost-effectiveness study.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - had higher | mental health care costs | Human | patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a cost-effectiveness study.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - did not significantly differ | health status | Human | patients with persistent medically unexplained symptoms in primary care | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.cited 36× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy | Increases - outperformed | mental health outcome | Human | adults with chronic epilepsy | Not specified | Third-wave psychotherapies to promote mental health in epilepsy: An updated systematic review.cited 6× |
| acceptance techniques and mindfulness practice | No effect - do not have consistent results | mental health | Human | everyone | Not specified | Third-wave psychotherapies to promote mental health in epilepsy: An updated systematic review.cited 6× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | Increases - has more favorable | mental health outcomes | Human | individuals with mood disorders | Not specified | A randomized controlled trial on the comparative effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and health qigong-based cognitive therapy among Chinese people with depression and anxiety disorders.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - increased | mental health-related quality of life | Human | patients with cancer with psychological distress | Not specified | Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Compared With Treatment as Usual in Reducing Psychological Distress in Patients With Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 142× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - did not improve | physical health-related quality of life | Human | patients with cancer with psychological distress | Not specified | Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Compared With Treatment as Usual in Reducing Psychological Distress in Patients With Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 142× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - increased | positive mental health | Human | patients with cancer with psychological distress | Not specified | Face-to-Face and Internet-Based Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Compared With Treatment as Usual in Reducing Psychological Distress in Patients With Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 142× |
| Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - reduced | non-mental health care utilization | Human | high utilizers of primary care | Not specified | Impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on health care utilization: a population-based controlled comparison.cited 20× |
| Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - reduction in | non-mental health utilization | Human | high utilizers | Not specified | Impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on health care utilization: a population-based controlled comparison.cited 20× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - penetration has been limited | population health level and in routine clinical settings | Human | — | Not specified | A maturing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy reflects on two critical issues.cited 12× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | No effect - cost-effectiveness | service use costs and health utilities | Human | patients who currently meet the criteria for major depressive disorder and who have not sufficiently responded to at least 12 sessions of IAPT high-intensity therapy | Not specified | A randomised controlled trial to investigate the clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for depressed non-responders to Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) high-intensity therapies: study protocol.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - no difference | subjective-clinical-assessment of general health (SCA-GH) | Human | patients fulfilling ROME-III criteria for FD | 8-week MBCT program (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in functional dyspepsia: A pilot randomized trial.cited 8× |
| brief mindfulness meditation interventions | No effect - No evidence was found on the effectiveness | mental health and well-being | Human | organizational settings | Not specified | A systematic review of brief mental health and well-being interventions in organizational settings.cited 23× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive group therapy | Increases - meaningful difference | mental health scores | Human | woman with infertility | Not specified | The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Group Therapy on Marital Satisfaction and General Health in Woman With Infertility.cited 17× |
| brief guided mindfulness meditation (MM) provided by a smartphone app | Increases - is effective for | mental health and work-related outcomes | Human | workers | Daily guided meditations lasting 6-12 minutes per day. | Mindful Self-Compassion Smartphone Intervention for Worker Mental Health in Japan: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| simplified emotion-focused mindfulness (sEFM) exercise | Decreases - significant difference | Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) | Human | participants recruited using the website of a market research company | 5-minute exercises (frequency not specified). | Effects of five-minute internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy and simplified emotion-focused mindfulness on depressive symptoms: a randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction program for chronic back pain (MBSR-CBP) | Decreases - reduced | limitations related to health | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | 9 sessions (specific frequency not detailed). | The effect of mindfulness on the inflammatory, psychological and biomechanical domains of adult patients with low back pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial.cited 11× |
| telephone-delivered mindfulness training (MT) | No effect - no between-groups differences were observed compared to | health coaching (HC) | Human | patients | Not specified | Telephone-Delivered Mindfulness Training to Promote Medication Adherence and Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior Among Persons Living with HIV: An Exploratory Clinical Trial.cited 13× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - significant post-intervention effects | health-related quality of life | Human | women with breast cancer | Not specified | Mindfulness-based interventions for women with breast cancer: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 165× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - showed a significant effect favoring | the mental health composite score of QoL | Human | people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in People With Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 28× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - effects on ... have not been found | the physical health composite score of QoL | Human | people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in People With Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 28× |
| mindfulness-based mental health prevention program | Increases - additional direct costs | costs from a health care perspective | Human | prevention participants | Not specified | Cost-effectiveness of a mindfulness-based mental health promotion program: economic evaluation of a nonrandomized controlled trial with propensity score matching.cited 8× |
| culturally tailored mindfulness-based stress management intervention | Increases - help build on their strengths to promote | cardiometabolic health | Human | African American Women (AAW) | Not specified | Protocol of the HARMONY study: A culturally relevant, randomized-controlled, stress management intervention to reduce cardiometabolic risk in African American women. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction training (MBSR) | Increases - resulted in a small to moderate improvement | mental health | Human | medical clerkship students | Eight weekly two-hour sessions (didactic teaching, meditation exercises, and group dialogues). | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the Mental Health of Clinical Clerkship Students: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 43× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction training (MBSR) | Increases - reported a moderate increase | positive mental health | Human | medical students during their first year of clinical clerkships | Eight weekly two-hour sessions (didactic teaching, meditation exercises, and group dialogues). | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on the Mental Health of Clinical Clerkship Students: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 43× |
| brief mindfulness interventions | No effect - were noted to impact | various health-related outcomes, including mental health outcomes, anxiety, and pain perception | Human | patients and physicians across the spectrum of perioperative care | Sessions lasting 30 min or less per occasion, total practice not exceeding 100 min per week. | The Use of Brief Mindfulness Interventions in the Context of Perioperative Care.cited 3× |
| mindfulness training program (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) | Increases - demonstrated significant increases | global mental health | Human | men on active surveillance | 8-week mindfulness training program (specific frequency not detailed) | Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary psychological benefits of mindfulness meditation training in a sample of men diagnosed with prostate cancer on active surveillance: results from a randomized controlled pilot trial.cited 37× |
| intensive MBAT and other mindfulness-based interventions | No effect - demonstrate the therapeutic potential | severe health conditions including cancer, heart disease, and anxiety | Human | — | Not specified | Biobehavioral utility of mindfulness-based art therapy: Neurobiological underpinnings and mental health impacts.cited 15× |
| ACT and mindfulness | Increases - are useful for | comorbid mental health conditions | Human | patients who have not responded to, or have disengaged from, standard treatments | Not specified | Systematic Reviews of Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder: Should we be using Third Wave Therapies?cited 30× |
| online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (eMBCT) | Increases - more improvement of | positive mental health (ie, emotional, psychological, and social well-being) | Human | intended users (cancer patients) | Not specified (completion of exercises across 8-9 sessions for intended users). | Predictors and Effects of Usage of an Online Mindfulness Intervention for Distressed Cancer Patients: Usability Study.cited 27× |
| school-based 9-week mindfulness program | Increases - Significant improvement | Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) | Human | Finnish students aged 12-15 years | Not specified | Effects of school-based mindfulness intervention on health-related quality of life: moderating effect of gender, grade, and independent practice in cluster randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| school-based 9-week mindfulness program | Increases - benefited most | Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) | Human | girls | Not specified | Effects of school-based mindfulness intervention on health-related quality of life: moderating effect of gender, grade, and independent practice in cluster randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| school-based 9-week mindfulness program | Increases - benefited most | Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) | Human | 7th and 8th grade students | Not specified | Effects of school-based mindfulness intervention on health-related quality of life: moderating effect of gender, grade, and independent practice in cluster randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| school-based 9-week mindfulness program | Increases - benefited most | Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) | Human | students with regular independent mindfulness practice | Not specified | Effects of school-based mindfulness intervention on health-related quality of life: moderating effect of gender, grade, and independent practice in cluster randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) as an add-on to a standard pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme | No effect - evaluated the efficacy of | psychological distress and physical health status impairment | Human | COPD patients eligible for PR | 8-week, group-based MBCT programme. | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in COPD: a cluster randomised controlled trial.cited 49× |
| mind-body interventions, including mindfulness-based interventions and yoga | Decreases - may be effective in reducing | mental health difficulties and psychological distress | Human | infertile patients undergoing fertility treatments | Not specified | The effect of mind-body interventions on psychological and pregnancy outcomes in infertile women: a systematic review.cited 22× |
| psychoeducational, mobile health intervention based on cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based approaches | No effect - evaluate the impact | mental health | Human | healthcare workers at the frontline against COVID-19 in Spain | Not specified | Effect of a mobile-based intervention on mental health in frontline healthcare workers against COVID-19: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 18× |
| mindfulness interventions | Increases - has shown promising results | health and well-being | Human | children and adolescents | Nine mindfulness-based lessons, 45 minutes per week, for 9 weeks. | Healthy Learning Mind - a school-based mindfulness and relaxation program: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.cited 11× |
| mindfulness interventions | Increases - improve | health-related quality of life | Human | — | Not applicable | Mindfulness: a systematic review of instruments to measure an emergent patient-reported outcome (PRO).cited 133× |
| mindfulness interventions | Increases - associated with beneficial mental and physical health outcomes | mental and physical health outcomes | Human | — | Not mentioned | Mindfulness, acceptance, and emotion regulation: perspectives from Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT).cited 67× |
| mindfulness interventions | Decreases - have the potential to prevent | mental health conditions | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Schools: Assessing the Evidence Base.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based approaches | Increases - emerging evidence for their use | mental health outcomes | Human | autistic adults | Not specified | Interventions to address health outcomes among autistic adults: A systematic review.cited 38× |
| eHealth-delivered mindfulness-based music therapy (eMBMT) | Increases - aimed at improving | health-related quality of life | Human | adults receiving allo-SCT | Not specified | Development of an eHealth Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy Intervention for Adults Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Qualitative Study. |
| eHealth-delivered mindfulness-based music therapy (eMBMT) | Increases - will further evaluate the preliminary efficacy of | health-related quality of life | Human | — | Not specified | Development of an eHealth Mindfulness-Based Music Therapy Intervention for Adults Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Qualitative Study. |
| Mindfulness training (MT) for parents of adolescents | Increases - has been shown to improve | mental health and stress-related outcomes | Human | individuals and their families | Not specified (seven-session intervention). | Does a mindfulness-augmented version of the German Strengthening Families Program reduce substance use in adolescents? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 9× |
| mindfulness-based SEL curriculum including a French adaptation of the Kindness Curriculum (KC) | Increases - positive effect | children's mental health | Human | 761 children, aged 38-58 months from a socio-economically disadvantaged area in France | Not specified | Promoting Psychological Well-being in Preschoolers Through Mindfulness-based Socio-emotional Learning: A Randomized-controlled Trial. |
| integrated mindfulness-based fitness training (MBFT) program | Decreases - significant differences were observed | survivor concerns for items related to my health | Human | patients with breast cancer | Not specified | Effectiveness of Integrated Mindfulness-Based Fitness Training Program in Ameliorating Physical Symptoms and Survivor Concerns in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 1× |
| online cognitive behaviour therapy and mindfulness-based therapy tools | No effect - benefits were less apparent | broader measures of mental health and well-being | Human | autistic adults | Not specified | Self-guided mindfulness and cognitive behavioural practices reduce anxiety in autistic adults: A pilot 8-month waitlist-controlled trial of widely available online tools.cited 26× |
| mindfulness-based meditation techniques | No effect - are modifiers of | overall mental health | Human | — | Not specified | Lifestyle medicine for depression.cited 245× |
| online programs for mindfulness | No effect - were found | mental health | Human | medical students | Not specified | Online programs to strengthen the mental health of medical students: A systematic review of the literature.cited 16× |
| acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness intervention | Increases - mediated the effects of the intervention on | positive mental health | Human | adults with mild to moderate psychological distress | Not specified | Mental health promotion as a new goal in public mental health care: a randomized controlled trial of an intervention enhancing psychological flexibility.cited 83× |
| acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness intervention | Increases - effective in improving | positive mental health | Human | adults with mild to moderate psychological distress | Not specified | Mental health promotion as a new goal in public mental health care: a randomized controlled trial of an intervention enhancing psychological flexibility.cited 83× |
| a school-based mindfulness and yoga intervention | Increases - would improve | mental health outcomes | Human | chronically stressed and disadvantaged youth | Not specified | Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a school-based mindfulness intervention for urban youth.cited 157× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - improve | affective health | Human | — | Eight-week mindfulness program (specific frequency not detailed). | Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve attentional control in older adults (HealthyAgers trial).cited 4× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - strengthen | neural circuitry supporting improved cognitive and affective health | Human | — | Eight-week mindfulness program (specific frequency not detailed). | Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve attentional control in older adults (HealthyAgers trial).cited 4× |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - compares the effects | dimensions of social functioning, psychophysiology, cognition, and mental health | Human | — | 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× |
| secular mindfulness | No effect - aims to test the effects | mental health (stress, depression, anxiety, subjective well-being, positive and negative affect) | 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× |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - did not differ significantly | health care visits | Human | community-recruited adults aged 50 years and older | 8-week mindfulness meditation training (specific frequency not detailed). | Meditation or exercise for preventing acute respiratory infection: a randomized controlled trial.cited 94× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - effective intervention for mitigating | health information avoidance behaviors | Human | older adults | — | Mindfulness Intervention for Health Information Avoidance in Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study. |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - no significant improvement was seen | health status indicator | Human | patients | Five sessions (frequency not specified). | A randomised controlled study of mindfulness meditation versus relaxation therapy in the management of tinnitus.cited 27× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - improves | human health and well-being | Human | human | Not mentioned | Mindfulness meditation and the immune system: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.cited 296× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - improves | mental health outcomes | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia: Mechanistic and Clinical Considerations.cited 28× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Increases - improved | Quality of life items on mental health | Human | chronic pain | Not specified | Does mindfulness meditation improve chronic pain? A systematic review.cited 60× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Increases - improved | Quality of life items on physical health | Human | chronic pain | Not specified | Does mindfulness meditation improve chronic pain? A systematic review.cited 60× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - highlights the potential | sleep and cognitive health | Human | older adults | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Sleep Disturbances Among Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) combined with an additional organisational health intervention | Increases - possible enhancing effects | teachers' mental health | Human | teachers | Not specified | A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial on mindfulness-based stress reduction: studying effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an additional organisational health intervention on mental health and work-related perceptions of teachers in Dutch secondary vocational schools.cited 5× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - effects | mental health outcomes (e.g., burnout, work engagement) | Human | teachers | Not specified | A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial on mindfulness-based stress reduction: studying effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an additional organisational health intervention on mental health and work-related perceptions of teachers in Dutch secondary vocational schools.cited 5× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - short-term and long-term effects | teachers' mental health | Human | teachers | Not specified | A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial on mindfulness-based stress reduction: studying effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an additional organisational health intervention on mental health and work-related perceptions of teachers in Dutch secondary vocational schools.cited 5× |
| mindfulness-based smoking cessation interventions | No effect - did not detect a clear benefit | mental health and well-being | Human | people who smoke | Not specified | Mindfulness for smoking cessation.cited 26× |
| mindfulness meditation app | Increases - seem promising in improving | mental-health | 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× |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - are effective | chronic pain and several mental health conditions | Human | — | Not available | Evaluation of Implementation Strategies for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): a Systematic Review.cited 7× |
| formal mindfulness training | Increases - has been shown to improve | mental health | Human | other high-stress populations | Weekly 2-hour classes and 20 minutes of suggested daily home practice. | Feasibility of Formal Mindfulness-Based Stress-Resilience Training Among Surgery Interns: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 96× |
| online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme | Decreases - statistically significant difference | Fetal Health Anxiety Inventory (FHAI) total mean score | Human | pregnant women in the experimental group | Eight sessions, one session per week. | The Effects of MBSR Programme on Prenatal Comfort and Fetal Health Anxiety in Pregnant Women.cited 3× |
| online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme | Decreases - decreased | foetal health anxieties | Human | pregnant women | Eight sessions, one session per week. | The Effects of MBSR Programme on Prenatal Comfort and Fetal Health Anxiety in Pregnant Women.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program | Increases - a statistically significant difference in the mean scores of spiritual health and its dimensions before and after the intervention | mean scores of spiritual health and its dimensions | Human | intervention group | Four 2-hour sessions of MBCT counseling. | The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program | Increases - was effective in improving | spiritual health | Human | mothers of infants admitted to the NICU | Four 2-hour sessions of MBCT counseling. | The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program | Increases - improving the spiritual health of mothers with infants admitted to the NICU | spiritual health | Human | mothers with infants admitted to the NICU | Four 2-hour sessions of MBCT counseling. | The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program | Increases - improve the spiritual health of mothers of premature infants | spiritual health | Human | mothers of premature infants | Four 2-hour sessions of MBCT counseling. | The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Increases - significantly greater increases | positive psychological health | Human | Patients with opioid-treated chronic pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement reduces opioid misuse risk via analgesic and positive psychological mechanisms: A randomized controlled trial.cited 97× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in addition to usual services (unrestricted services) | Decreases - significantly lower | health anxiety | Human | participants | Not specified | A randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus unrestricted services for health anxiety (hypochondriasis).cited 80× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in addition to usual services (unrestricted services) | Decreases - significantly lower | health anxiety | Human | participants | Not specified | A randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus unrestricted services for health anxiety (hypochondriasis).cited 80× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in addition to usual services (unrestricted services) | Decreases - change in mindfulness mediated the group changes | health anxiety symptoms | Human | participants | Not specified | A randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus unrestricted services for health anxiety (hypochondriasis).cited 80× |
| intensive mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention protocol | Increases - improve | mental health | Human | Chinese BC survivors | Not specified (systematic training over 8 weeks). | The effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for survivors of breast cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 11× |
| mindfulness and meditation-based stress reduction | No effect - identified as emerging intervention models | mental health | Human | sexual/gender minority (SGM) older adults living with HIV (OALWH) | Not available | The Intersection of Mental Health and Sexual and Gender Minority Identities for Older Adults Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Narrative Review.cited 1× |
| telephone-adapted Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (tMBSR) | Increases - significantly improved | mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) | Human | patients awaiting kidney transplantation | 8-week program of meditation and yoga (frequency not specified). | Telephone-adapted Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (tMBSR) for patients awaiting kidney transplantation.cited 42× |
| School-Mindfulness-Based Interventions (SMBIs) | Increases - have shown positive effects | children's mental health | Human | children | Not specified | Exploring the Effects of a School Mindfulness-Based Intervention in French Primary Public Schools-A Pilot Study. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) plus 3 additional sessions focuses on special needs associated with BrCA | Increases - experienced a significant (P < .05) improvement | health-related, BrCA-specific quality of life | Human | Women who actively received radiotherapy (art) while participating in the MBSR intervention (MBSR-art) | 8-week MBSR program plus 3 additional sessions focused on breast cancer needs. | A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction for women with early-stage breast cancer receiving radiotherapy.cited 57× |
| Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) delivered via mobile health (mHealth) platforms | Increases - offer potential benefits for | perinatal psychological health | Human | — | Not specified | The effectiveness of mHealth mindfulness interventions on perinatal psychological health: a systematic review. |
| app-delivered mindfulness (MI) | Increases - significantly greater improvements | mental health outcomes | Human | Chinese individuals with elevated PTSD symptoms | Not specified | Efficacy and acceptability of mobile application-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in China: A randomized controlled trial.cited 6× |
| approaches based on mindfulness | Decreases - are increasingly reported in the literature to be effective | various physical and psychological health conditions | Human | — | Not available | Kind attention and non-judgment in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy applied to the treatment of insomnia: state of knowledge.cited 11× |
| brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) | Increases - improved | mental health | Human | women with deep endometriosis who remain symptomatic despite undergoing conventional medical treatment | Not specified | A single-blind, randomized, pilot study of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for the endometriosis-related pain management.cited 24× |
| mindfulness therapy | Decreases - were significantly lower | costs incurred to cover permanent health-related benefits, especially disability pension | Human | mindfulness therapy group | Not specified | Mindfulness and bodily distress.cited 13× |
| mindfulness therapy | Increases - significant changed | physical health (PCS) | Human | mindfulness therapy group | Not specified | Mindfulness and bodily distress.cited 13× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - recommended as a useful method for improving | mental health | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness and bodily distress.cited 13× |
| mindfulness therapy | Increases - may be helpful | mental health outcomes | Human | autistic people without intellectual disability | Not available | Benefits and harms of interventions to improve anxiety, depression, and other mental health outcomes for autistic people: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.cited 30× |
| mindfulness therapy | Increases - improvement was obtained toward the end of treatment and it remained present at the 15-month follow-up | physical health (SF-36 Physical Component Summary) | Human | patients with somatization disorder and functional somatic syndromes (bodily distress syndrome) | Not specified | Mindfulness therapy for somatization disorder and functional somatic syndromes: randomized trial with one-year follow-up.cited 76× |
| mindfulness therapy | Increases - 29% changed more than 1 standard deviation | physical health (SF-36 Physical Component Summary) | Human | patients with somatization disorder and functional somatic syndromes (bodily distress syndrome) | Not specified | Mindfulness therapy for somatization disorder and functional somatic syndromes: randomized trial with one-year follow-up.cited 76× |
| Mindfulness therapy | Increases - might be the most effective intervention component for improving | physical health | Human | adults with subjective cognitive decline | Not specified | Effects of non-pharmacological interventions for adults with subjective cognitive decline: a network meta-analysis and component network meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| StudiCare Mindfulness (StudiCare-M) | Increases - offers a low-threshold potentially resource-efficient possibility to enhance | college student mental health | Human | college students | 7 modules plus 2 booster sessions (specific frequency not detailed). | StudiCare mindfulness-study protocol of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an internet- and mobile-based intervention for college students with no and "on demand" guidance.cited 7× |
| StudiCare Mindfulness (StudiCare-M) | Increases - help college students become more resilient | health and functionality of future society | Human | college students | 7 modules plus 2 booster sessions (specific frequency not detailed). | StudiCare mindfulness-study protocol of a randomized controlled trial evaluating an internet- and mobile-based intervention for college students with no and "on demand" guidance.cited 7× |
| meditation training in the form of mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - experimentally validated with moderate to large effects | alternative treatments for a variety of mental health problems, including depression, addictions, and anxiety disorders | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation and psychedelics: potential synergies and commonalities.cited 12× |
| 12-week online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (eMBCT) | Increases - had a significant improvement in general health status | general health status | Human | patients with sarcoidosis-associated fatigue | Not specified (12-week online program). | Online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis (TIRED): a randomised controlled trial.cited 15× |
| 12-week online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (eMBCT) | Increases - improves | health status | Human | patients with sarcoidosis-associated fatigue | Not specified (12-week online program). | Online mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis (TIRED): a randomised controlled trial.cited 15× |
| mindfulness therapy or enhanced treatment as usual | Decreases - reduced | total health care utilization | Human | BDS patients | Not specified | Mindfulness therapy for somatization disorder and functional somatic syndromes: analysis of economic consequences alongside a randomized trial.cited 28× |
| mindfulness meditation-based interventions (MMIs) | No effect - changes were inconclusive | physical health measures | Human | populations with physical conditions | Not specified | Overview of Systematic Reviews of Mindfulness Meditation-based Interventions for People With Long-term Conditions.cited 8× |
| vitamin D supplementation combined with mindfulness training | Increases - positive effect | health-related quality of life | Human | diabetic patients | Specific doses varied; supplementation was performed for at least 12 weeks. | Influence of Vitamin D Supplementation on Mental Health in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review.cited 9× |
| a mindfulness and compassion-focused programme | No effect - will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy | Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | Human | frontline nurses who had been working during the COVID-19 pandemic | Not specified | Effectiveness of a Mindful Compassion Care Program in reducing burnout and psychological distress amongst frontline hospital nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 4× |
| nurse-led mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - were lower than those in conventional group | Patient Health Questionnaire 15 (PHQ-15) score | Human | hospitalized elderly suicide survivors | Not specified | Inpatient Care for Elderly Suicide Survivors: Nurse-Led Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. |
| nurse-led mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - was the main factor affecting | Patient Health Questionnaire 15 (PHQ-15) score | Human | hospitalized elderly suicide survivors | Not specified | Inpatient Care for Elderly Suicide Survivors: Nurse-Led Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. |
| Internet-delivered Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (iMBSR) | Decreases - positive effects on reducing depressive symptoms and improving mental health outcomes | depressive symptoms and mental health outcomes | Human | nurses | 8 weekly sessions for both in-person and online MBSR. | Comparison of the effects of in-person and internet-delivered mindfulness-based stress reduction on the burden of psychosomatic symptoms in nurses. |
| Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - positive effects on reducing depressive symptoms and improving mental health outcomes | depressive symptoms and mental health outcomes | Human | nurses | 8 weekly sessions for both in-person and online MBSR. | Comparison of the effects of in-person and internet-delivered mindfulness-based stress reduction on the burden of psychosomatic symptoms in nurses. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Increases - improvements | 36-item Medical Outcomes Study Short Form Health Survey Mental Component Summary | Human | 23 patients who completed a short-form mindfulness-based stress reduction course at a federally qualified health center | Not specified | Short-form mindfulness-based stress reduction reduces anxiety and improves health-related quality of life in an inner-city population.cited 22× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Increases - improvements | Mental Health | Human | 23 patients who completed a short-form mindfulness-based stress reduction course at a federally qualified health center | Not specified | Short-form mindfulness-based stress reduction reduces anxiety and improves health-related quality of life in an inner-city population.cited 22× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - has the potential to be an approach that can improve | aging adults' health and coping skills | Human | aging adults | Not specified | A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Healthy Older Adults.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - has the potential to address | common mental health and psychosomatic problems | Human | — | Not Assessed | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Health Insurance Coverage: If, How, and When? An Integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) Delphi Key Informant Analysis. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - showed more improvements | general health | Human | 49 Chinese military recruits with psychological distress | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction improves the general health and stress of Chinese military recruits: A pilot study.cited 13× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - is beneficial for | general psychological health | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation practices as adjunctive treatments for psychiatric disorders.cited 28× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - likely to result in enhanced | health outcomes | Human | people with chronic diseases | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for people with chronic diseases.cited 75× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - showed a similar trend in | health related quality of life (HRQOL) | Human | CR-eligible cardiac patients during their initial year of recovery | 8-week MBSR group intervention (specific frequency not detailed). | Randomized Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Cardiac Patients Eligible for Cardiac Rehabilitation.cited 34× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - manifested a significant pre-to-post-intervention improvement | health-related quality of life (HRQoL) | Human | patients | Not specified (8-week structured group program). | Treating fibromyalgia with mindfulness-based stress reduction: results from a 3-armed randomized controlled trial.cited 170× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - did not support the efficacy | health-related quality of life (HRQoL) | Human | female patients suffering from fibromyalgia | Not specified (8-week structured group program). | Treating fibromyalgia with mindfulness-based stress reduction: results from a 3-armed randomized controlled trial.cited 170× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - greater median percent change | Health-Related Quality of Life | Human | women aged 18 years or older with urge-predominant incontinence | 8-week program (at least 5 of 8 sessions completed). | Comparison of mindfulness-based stress reduction versus yoga on urinary urge incontinence: a randomized pilot study. with 6-month and 1-year follow-up visits.cited 30× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - improved | mental health | Human | teachers | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and an organizational health intervention on Dutch teachers' mental health.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - shows a moderate to large positive effect size on | mental health | Human | breast cancer patients | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction on mental health of breast cancer patients: a meta-analysis.cited 169× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - showed positive effects | mental health | Human | young adults with mental disorders | Not specified | Learning to be mindful ─ experiences of mindfulness-based stress reduction for young adults with moderate to severe mental disorders. |
| Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - improve mental health and wellbeing | mental health and wellbeing | Human | psychosocially vulnerable group of pregnant women | Not specified | The effect of an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program on mental health, maternal bonding and birth outcomes in psychosocially vulnerable pregnant women: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - improving perinatal mental health and wellbeing | perinatal mental health and wellbeing | Human | pregnant women in general | Not specified | The effect of an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program on mental health, maternal bonding and birth outcomes in psychosocially vulnerable pregnant women: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial in a Danish hospital-based outpatient setting.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction | Increases - appeared promising | mental health of parents of children with ASD | Human | parents of children with ASD | Not specified | Interventions that target improvements in mental health for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders: A narrative review.cited 74× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - enhancing | overall mental health | Human | this age group | Not specified | A systematic review of mindfulness-based stress reduction in the management of anxiety disorders among adolescents and young adults aged 13-26.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - showed significant improvements | partial days of missed work due to mental/physical health problems | Human | individuals with a primary anxiety disorder | Not specified | Effect of meditation or escitalopram on work performance in patients with anxiety disorders.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - improving | physical and mental health | Human | — | Not specified | Effects of MBSR therapy on negative emotions, fatigue, and sleep quality in "post-ICU patients": A randomized controlled clinical trial protocol.cited 3× |
| Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - Statistically significant improvements were demonstrated | Physical and psychological health and well-being | Human | Twenty-nine participants | 8-week training programme (specific frequency not detailed). | An investigation into the health benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for people living with a range of chronic physical illnesses in New Zealand.cited 12× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - improving | physical health | Human | university students | Not specified | Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Mental Health and Psychological Quality of Life among University Students: A GRADE-Assessed Systematic Review.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | No effect - demonstrated no significant improvements | physical health status | Human | studies assessed as having a low risk of bias | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for long-term physical conditions: A systematic review.cited 45× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - increased | QoL-General Health | Human | caregivers (CGs) of patients affected by Alzheimer's disease at early stage | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness Based Interventions in Adults and Older Adults Caregivers of Patients with Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Pilot Study. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - increased | QoL-Health Role Limitation | Human | caregivers (CGs) of patients affected by Alzheimer's disease at early stage | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness Based Interventions in Adults and Older Adults Caregivers of Patients with Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Pilot Study. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - did not differ | Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) change | Human | women with IC/BPS | 8-week MBSR class (frequency not specified). | Mindfulness-based stress reduction as a novel treatment for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.cited 48× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - significantly improved | sleep quality and mental health | Human | insomnia patients | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on sleep quality and mental health for insomnia patients: A meta-analysis.cited 60× |
| psychological treatments, including cognitive behavior therapy, stress management, mindfulness training, and acceptance and commitment therapy | Decreases - have all proved efficacious | health anxiety | Human | — | Not specified | Recent Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Health Anxiety.cited 62× |
| online mindfulness training | Increases - can improve | mental health | Human | — | 8-week fully automated online mindfulness training. | Enhancing Web-based mindfulness training for mental health promotion with the health action process approach: randomized controlled trial.cited 53× |
| online mindfulness training | No effect - No significant differences were seen | subjective health status (SF-36) | Human | patients with heart disease | Not specified | Web-Based Mindfulness Intervention in Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 36× |
| an 8-session Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) course | Decreases - examining whether ... are effective at reducing | other mental health outcomes | Human | staff working in the National Health Service in the UK | 8-session MBCT-L course (frequency not specified). | Evaluation of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for life and a cognitive behavioural therapy stress-management workshop to improve healthcare staff stress: study protocol for two randomised controlled trials.cited 10× |
| mindfulness-based meditation intervention | No effect - evaluate the potential benefits | psychological and physical health | Human | youth with cancer | Eight weekly sessions, lasting 90 minutes each. | Mindfulness-based intervention for teenagers with cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 8× |
| Mindfulness and meditation-based interventions | Increases - most effective in improving | workplace health and work performance | Human | employees | Not specified | Systematic review: complementary therapies and employee well-being.cited 12× |
| preventative mindfulness intervention | Decreases - reduce | use of mental health support services | Human | University of Cambridge students | 8-week mindfulness course (specific frequency not detailed). | Protocol for the Mindful Student Study: a randomised controlled trial of the provision of a mindfulness intervention to support university students' well-being and resilience to stress.cited 19× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) combined with conventional therapy | Increases - increased more significantly | World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale score | Human | patients with depression | Not specified | Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Depressive Symptoms, Brain Potential, and Neuroimmunoinflammatory Factors in Depressed Patients. |
| mindfulness yoga | Increases - improve | overall physical and mental health and quality of life | Human | early-stage breast cancer patients | Not specified | Effect of mindfulness yoga on anxiety and depression in early breast cancer patients received adjuvant chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial.cited 38× |
| mindfulness yoga treatment | Increases - had a better prognosis | health-related life quality | Human | early-stage breast cancer patients | Not specified | Effect of mindfulness yoga on anxiety and depression in early breast cancer patients received adjuvant chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial.cited 38× |
| mindfulness yoga | Increases - positive effects | symptom management and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) | Human | people living with Parkinson's disease (PD) | Eight weekly sessions | Effects of Mindfulness Yoga Versus Conventional Physical Exercises on Symptom Experiences and Health-related Quality of Life in People with Parkinson's Disease: The Potential Mediating Roles of Anxiety and Depression.cited 21× |
| Mindfulness-enhanced Tai Chi Chuan (MTCC) | Increases - significantly greater improvements | health-and skill-related physical fitness | Human | healthy college students new to Tai Chi Chuan training | 10 weekly 90-minute training sessions. | The effects of mindfulness enhanced Tai Chi Chuan training on mental and physical health among beginners: a randomized controlled trial. |
| mindfulness meditation training | Increases - found to be an effective approach | mental health | Human | young people whose parents were affected by HIV | Not mentioned | Mental health of adolescents in Myanmar: A systematic review of prevalence, determinants and interventions.cited 8× |
| Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) | Decreases - may have specific effects on some common mental health symptoms | common mental health symptoms | Human | nonclinical settings | Not specified | Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.cited 103× |
| Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) | Increases - promote mental health | mental health | Human | nonclinical settings | Not specified | Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.cited 103× |
| mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) | Increases - improved | mental health | Human | elite athletes | Not specified | Effect of mindfulness-based programmes on elite athlete mental health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 18× |
| Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) | Increases - improved | mental health (MH) | Human | employees | Not specified | Work Engagement and Well-being Study (SWELL): a randomised controlled feasibility trial evaluating the effects of mindfulness versus light physical exercise at work.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness-based training (MBT) | Increases - proven effective in improving | mental health | Human | — | Not mentioned | Effects of short-term mindfulness-based training on executive function: Divergent but promising.cited 10× |
| mindfulness-based training | No effect - impact | mindfulness, attention, metacognition and cognitive flexibility, emotional and behavioral regulation, academic achievement and school functioning, positive emotion and self-appraisal, negative emotion and subjective distress, externalizing problems, internalizing problems, social competence and prosocial behavior, and physical health | Human | preadolescent children (ages 6-12 years) | Not specified | Mindfulness-based interventions for preadolescent children: A comprehensive meta-analysis.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT) | No effect - targets | key physiological, psychological, and health risk factors | Human | law enforcement officers | 8-week MBRT course (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness-based resilience training to reduce health risk, stress reactivity, and aggression among law enforcement officers: A feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial.cited 67× |
| family-based mindfulness intervention (FBMI) | Increases - promote | attention and mental health | Human | children with attention symptoms | Not specified | The effect of a family-based mindfulness intervention on children with attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms and their parents: design and rationale for a randomized, controlled clinical trial (Study protocol).cited 8× |
| mindfulness-based eating and stress management practices added to a diet-exercise program | Increases - may promote long-term improvement in some aspects of metabolic health | some aspects of metabolic health | Human | adults with obesity | Not specified | Effects of a mindfulness-based weight loss intervention in adults with obesity: A randomized clinical trial.cited 87× |
| modified Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Increases - significant greater improvement was also demonstrated | mental health-related quality of life | Human | family caregivers of people with dementia | 7-session modified MBCT over 10 weeks with telephone follow-up. | Effects of a Modified Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 21× |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation and Mindfulness-based interventions, specifically adapted to meet the needs of women in the perinatal period | Increases - demonstrate an overall improvement | mental health | Human | women in the perinatal period | Not specified | An evaluation of perinatal mental health interventions: An integrative literature review.cited 30× |
| mindfulness approaches | Increases - produced great variation from small to large effects across a range of psychological health and eating-related constructs | psychological health and eating-related constructs | Human | adults who are overweight or obese | Median dose of 12 hours of face-to-face intervention | Mindfulness-based interventions for adults who are overweight or obese: a meta-analysis of physical and psychological health outcomes.cited 109× |