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ReviewMindfulness2022

Economic Evaluations of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: a Systematic Review.

Lingling Zhang, Snehal Lopes, Tara Lavelle, Karyn Ogata Jones, Liwei Chen, Meenu Jindal, Heidi Zinzow, Lu Shi

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Review in Mindfulness, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Lingling ZhangManning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA USA.
Snehal LopesDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 500 Edwards Hall, Epsilon Zeta Dr, Clemson, SC 29631 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7831-1058
Tara LavelleTufts Medical Center Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA USA.
Karyn Ogata JonesSchool of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, SC USA.
Liwei ChenDepartment of Epidemiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA.
Meenu JindalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Prisma Health, Greenville, SC USA.
Heidi ZinzowDepartment of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC USA.
Lu ShiDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, 500 Edwards Hall, Epsilon Zeta Dr, Clemson, SC 29631 USA.
Clemson University · USBoston University · USPrisma Health · USTufts University · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: This study includes a systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) and cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, JSTOR, and CINAHL for studies published between January 1985 and September 2021, including an original cost-related evaluation of an MBI. A qualitative assessment of bias was performed using the Drummond checklist. Results: Twenty-eight mindfulness-based intervention studies (18 CEAs and 10 CBAs) were included in this review. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) was less costly and more effective when compared with the usual care of cognitive behavioral therapy among patients with chronic lower back pain, fibromyalgia, and breast cancer. MBSR among patients with various physical/mental conditions was associated with reductions in healthcare costs. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was also less costly and more effective than the comparison group among patients with depression, medically unexplained symptoms, and multiple sclerosis. MBCT's cost-effectiveness advantage was also identified among breast cancer patients with persistent pain, non-depressed adults with a history of major depressive disorder episodes, adults diagnosed with ADHD, and all cancer patients. From a societal perspective, the cost-saving property of mindfulness training was evident when used as the treatment of aggressive behaviors among persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities in mental health facilities. Conclusions: Based on this review, more standardized MBI protocols such as MBSR and MBCT compare favorably with usual care in terms of health outcomes and cost-effectiveness. Other MBIs may result in cost savings from both healthcare and societal perspectives among high-risk patient populations.

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Complementary and alternative medicineCost-effectiveness analysisMeditationMindfulness

Identifiers

PMID36061089
PMCPMC9425809
OpenAlexW4293561754

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