ReviewJMIR mental health2018
Web-Based Mindfulness Interventions for Mental Health Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in JMIR mental health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03779412 (A Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 51 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
51 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Interventions with Digital Tools for Mental Health Promotion among 11-18 Year Olds: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of online mindfulness-based interventions on the mental health of university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on mental health among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Effect of Mindfulness-Based and Acceptance Commitment Therapy-Based Interventions to Improve the Mental Well-Being Among Parents of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Pooled it
- Meditation: Evidence Map of Systematic Reviews.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Programs for Patients With Cancer via eHealth and Mobile Health: Systematic Review and Synthesis of Quantitative Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- The effect and neural changes underlying mindfulness meditation training in patients with comorbid internet gaming disorder and depression: A randomized clinical trial.Translational psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Trial
- Digital Cognitive Training for Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Journal of psycholinguistic research · 2023Trial
- A mindfulness-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention among psychologically distressed university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of counseling psychology · 2022Trial
- The effects of an internet-based mindfulness meditation intervention on electrophysiological markers of attention.International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology · 2020Trial
- Efficacy of Three Low-Intensity, Internet-Based Psychological Interventions for the Treatment of Depression in Primary Care: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Brief Web-Based Intervention for Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial on Behavioral Activation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on emotion regulation/dysregulation in people with mental health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Feasibility of Internet-Based Mind-Body Training for Adults With Subjective Cognitive Decline: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Complex Intervention Programs Integrating Multiple Intervention Strategies Were Not More Effective than Active Control Groups: Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Mindfulness for health and wellbeing in adults with spinal cord injury: A scoping review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Online mindfulness interventions in the care of people with physical and mental health conditions: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundWeb-based mindfulness interventions are increasingly delivered through the internet to treat mental health conditions.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of web-based mindfulness interventions in clinical mental health populations. Secondary aims were to explore the impact of study variables on the effectiveness of web-based mindfulness interventions.
methodsWe performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies investigating the effects of web-based mindfulness interventions on clinical populations.
resultsThe search strategy yielded 12 eligible studies. Web-based mindfulness interventions were effective in reducing depression in the total clinical sample (n=656 g=-0.609, P=.004) and in the anxiety disorder subgroup (n=313, g=-0.651, P<.001), but not in the depression disorder subgroup (n=251, P=.18). Similarly, web-based mindfulness interventions significantly reduced anxiety in the total clinical sample (n=756, g=-0.433, P=.004) and the anxiety disorder subgroup (n=413, g=-0.719, P<.001), but not in the depression disorder group (n=251, g=-0.213, P=.28). Finally, web-based mindfulness interventions improved quality of life and functioning in the total sample (n=591, g=0.362, P=.02) in the anxiety disorder subgroup (n=370, g=0.550, P=.02) and mindfulness skills in the total clinical sample (n=251, g=0.724, P<.001).
conclusionsResults support the effectiveness of web-based mindfulness interventions in reducing depression and anxiety and in enhancing quality of life and mindfulness skills, particularly in those with clinical anxiety. Results should be interpreted with caution given the high heterogeneity of web-based mindfulness interventions and the low number of studies included.
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