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Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on adults with sleep disturbance: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions for alleviating insomnia in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder: systematic evaluation and net meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Sleep Disorders in Patients with Tics: Towards Personalized Care for Tourette Syndrome.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of effects of standalone digital mindfulness-based interventions on sleep in adults.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Development of a (digital) mindfulness-informed intervention for older adults in nursing homes: description and reflection of a person-based co-design approach.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Addressing Psychological Distress in College Students Through Mindfulness Training: A Pre-Post Intervention Across Three Cohorts with Different Delivery Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The impact of nursing intervention on the quality of life of patients with major depressive disorder: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- The Effect of Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on Sleep Quality in Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveMindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a meditation-based therapy originally recommended for stress management. However, it is currently used to alleviate sleep disturbances. Therefore, this contemporary systematic review aimed to elucidate the clinical effects of MBSR on sleep quality and sleep-related daytime impairment in adults with sleep disturbances, including chronic insomnia disorders.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
methodsA comprehensive search was conducted using the following databases: Ovid MEDLINE, AMED, Ovidembase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and four domestic databases: KoreaMed, KISS, KMbase and NDSL. The final search update was performed in June 2022. Two researchers independently selected relevant studies, assessed the risk of bias and extracted the data.
resultsOf the 7516 records searched, 20 RCTs and 21 reports were included. In the subgroup analysis, MBSR did not improve objective or subjective sleep quality in chronic insomnia and cancers. However, MBSR versus waitlist control might have been effective in improving subjective sleep quality, but with substantial heterogeneity (standardised mean difference=-0.32; 95% CI: -0.56 to -0.08; I
conclusionsMBSR might be ineffective for improving sleep quality in patients with chronic insomnia and cancers. In addition, more than half of the RCTs included in this review had small sample sizes and were vulnerable to performance and detection biases. Therefore, well-designed RCTs with larger sample sizes are required to confirm the clinical effects of MBSR in adults with sleep disturbances. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42015027963.
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