SynthesisMedicine2020
A meta-analysis: Internet mindfulness-based interventions for stress management in the general population.
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- The Influence of eHealth Stress Management Interventions on Psychological Health Parameters in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological Effects of Online-Based Mindfulness Programs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The effectiveness and associated factors of online psychotherapy on COVID-19 related distress: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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- The Effect of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Pooled it
- A Meta-Regression of psychosocial factors associated with sleep outcomes in mindfulness-based intervention trials.Behavioral sleep medicinePooled it
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- Effects of a Chatbot-Based Intervention on Stress and Health-Related Parameters in a Stressed Sample: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2024Trial
- A multisite feasibility randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress, and health in law enforcement officers.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Trial
- 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
- Resilience and Stress Among Health Care Workers Participating in the StressPal Frontline Program: Quasi-Experimental Pretest-Posttest Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Co-design of an Online Mindfulness Program for Informal Carers of People Living With Dementia: A Qualitative Study of Co-designers' Experience.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- Reframing Chronicity in Research and Care: A Patient-Informed Framework of Pain Adaptation.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Nonrandomized Open Trial of a Mindfulness- and Compassion-Based Selective Preventive Mobile Health Intervention for Forcibly Displaced People.Mindfulness · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of stress management program on perceived stress and anxiety among medical students at Helwan University: An intervention study.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a Four-Week Online Resilience Training Program for Multiple Sclerosis Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cognitive, psychological, and physiological effects of a web-based mindfulness intervention in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: an open study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Personality traits, mindfulness, and perceived stress in Chinese adults: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- PROTOCOL: Treatment for depressive disorder among adults: An evidence and gap map of systematic reviews.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPsychological stress was an important mental health problem among the general population and warrant research to inform strategies for effective prevention. iMBIs provide a possibility to offer easily accessible, efficacious, convenient, and low-cost interventions on a wide scale. However, the efficacy of iMBIs in the general population remains unclear. The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effects of iMBIs for stress reduction in the general population.
methodsA systematic search in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Medline, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and Wanfang Data databases was performed up to April 10, 2019. The overall effect sizes of the iMBIs on stress, depression, anxiety, and mindfulness were recorded by the metric of Hedges' g with 95% confidence interval (CI), Z-value, and P value.
resultsSixteen eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis. The overall results indicated that iMBIs had small to moderate effects on stress (Hedges' g = -0.393) and mindfulness (Hedges' g = -0.316) compared with the control group. Results from subgroup analyses revealed that the type of sample and delivery mode had a greater impact on heterogeneity across the studies. Meta-regression found that the overall effect might be moderated by guidance for iMBIs.
conclusionThe present meta-analysis suggested that iMBIs had small to moderate effects in reducing stress and improving mindfulness of the general population in comparison with the control group. Future research is needed to explore how iMBIs are remolded to improve adherence and suit specific individuals.
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