ReviewHeliyon2020
Mindfulness interventions reduce blood pressure in patients with non-communicable diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Review in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of mindfulness-based stress reduction for arterial hypertension.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a mindfulness-based interventions on stress, burnout in nurses: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions to reduce anxiety among Chinese college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Short-term efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions for global population with elevated blood pressure: A network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Meditative relaxation as an original multimodal mind-body tool: a randomized exploratory study among French hospital physicians.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Movement-Based Mindfulness vs. Attention Control for Modifying Physiological Risk in Chronic Stroke: Evidence from a Feasibility Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Psychological assessments, allostatic load and gene expression analyses in a randomized controlled trial comparing meditation, yoga, and stress education.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of the Effects of Mindfulness on Sleep and Hypertension.Current hypertension reports · 2024Review
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for mental health and well-being in patients with chronic medical illnesses.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Perceptions of the Fatigue Experience and a Breathing Awareness Meditation-Integrated mHealth App for Fatigue and Stress in Patients with Sarcoidosis.Fatigue : biomedicine, health & behavior · 2023Article
- Scientific Publication Patterns of Systematic Reviews on Psychosocial Interventions Improving Well-being: Bibliometric Analysis.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Review
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention based on transformative learning and incorporating positive psychology on health behavior and well-being of Thai families with NCDs risk.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- An Intervention to Increase Situational Awareness and the Culture of Mutual Care (Foco) and Its Effects During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Qualitative Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeMindfulness based interventions (MBIs) are an emerging area of empirical study, not only in positive psychology, but also in clinical health care. This research aims to synthesize the evidence about whether MBIs reduce blood pressure (BP) in patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
methodsRelevant studies were identified via PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase and the CINAHL database between 2009 and 2019. The papers selected focused on mindfulness and the effect of these on the BP of patients with NCDs. The change in SBP and DBP were meta-analyzed, stratified by type of intervention (Breathing awareness meditation (BAM), Mindfulness Meditation (MM), and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
resultsFourteen articles met eligibility criteria and were included in the final review. Among the studies using the type and duration of intervention, systolic BP was reduced after the mindfulness-based stress reduction for 8 weeks (-6.90 mmHg [95% CI: -10.82, -2.97],
conclusionMBIs can provide effective alternative therapies to assist in blood pressure reduction for patients with NCDs.
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