SynthesisPloS one2015
Standardised mindfulness-based interventions in healthcare: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of RCTs.
Synthesis in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. It is linked to 6 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 144 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) Program: A Clinical Trial
Mindful Self-Compassion Training to Improve Retention, Job Satisfaction, and Attitudes Toward Dementia Among Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants
Efficacy of a Mindfulness-based Intervention Programme With or Without Virtual Reality Support to Reduce Stress in University Students: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for People With Parkinson's Disease
OPEN.MIND | Can MINDfulness Help Vulnerable Youngsters to Ride a Challenging Emotional Tandem? OPENing up to Positivity While Simultaneously Accepting Negative Feelings
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for People With Parkinson's Disease and Caregivers
Who cites it
144 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 545 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological Support for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review on the Validity of a Growing Remote Approach.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Pooled it
- The Empirical Status of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review of 44 Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of mindfulness meditation on depression during pregnancy: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological Approaches for the Integrative Care of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for DSM-5 anxiety disorders.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring the Effects of Meditation Techniques Used by Mindfulness-Based Programs on the Cognitive, Social-Emotional, and Academic Skills of Children: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Are acceptance and mindfulness-based interventions 'value for money'? Evidence from a systematic literature review.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for promoting participation in shared decision-making for children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on alexithymia: a systematic review.Evidence-based mental health · 2019Pooled it
- Relationship between cognitive behavioral variables and mental health status among university students: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Clinical Effects of Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Patients With First Episode Psychosis and in Individuals With Ultra-High Risk for Transition to Psychosis: A Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Correlates of FFMQ Mindfulness Facets.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of positive psychology interventions on well-being and distress in clinical samples with psychiatric or somatic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Web-Based Mindfulness Interventions for People With Physical Health Conditions: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.BMC neurology · 2017Pooled it
- Autism and Mind-Body Therapies: A Systematic Review.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2017Pooled it
- Trial
- Impact of a Stress Reduction, Meditation, and Mindfulness Program in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2023Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness in Recovery from Colorectal Cancer.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2023Trial
- Mindfulness and music interventions in the workplace: assessment of sustained attention and working memory using a crowdsourcing approach.BMC psychology · 2022Trial
84 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2019-04-12Conflict of Interest · Error in Analyses · Error in Data · Error in Methods · Error in Results and/or Conclusions · Objections by Author(s) ·
- Retracted
Authors and funding
6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundMindfulness-based therapies are being used in a wide range of common chronic conditions in both treatment and prevention despite lack of consensus about their effectiveness in different patient categories.
objectiveTo systematically review the evidence of effectiveness MBSR and MBCT in different patient categories.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis of systematic reviews of RCTs, using the standardized MBSR or MBCT programs. We used PRISMA guidelines to assess the quality of the included reviews and performed a random effects meta-analysis with main outcome measure Cohen's d. All types of participants were considered.
resultsThe search produced 187 reviews: 23 were included, covering 115 unique RCTs and 8,683 unique individuals with various conditions. Compared to wait list control and compared to treatment as usual, MBSR and MBCT significantly improved depressive symptoms (d=0.37; 95%CI 0.28 to 0.45, based on 5 reviews, N=2814), anxiety (d=0.49; 95%CI 0.37 to 0.61, based on 4 reviews, N=2525), stress (d=0.51; 95%CI 0.36 to 0.67, based on 2 reviews, N=1570), quality of life (d=0.39; 95%CI 0.08 to 0.70, based on 2 reviews, N=511) and physical functioning (d=0.27; 95%CI 0.12 to 0.42, based on 3 reviews, N=1015). Limitations include heterogeneity within patient categories, risk of publication bias and limited long-term follow-up in several studies.
conclusionThe evidence supports the use of MBSR and MBCT to alleviate symptoms, both mental and physical, in the adjunct treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, depression, anxiety disorders and in prevention in healthy adults and children.
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