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Effectiveness of training programs based on mindfulness in reducing psychological distress and promoting well-being in medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mental health in university students: an umbrella review grading the evidence for psychosocial interventions.BMJ mental health · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of interventions designed to enhance and maintain medical student wellbeing: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions for stress, burnout, and resilience in dental and oral health students: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Online and traditional mindfulness-based interventions for stress in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis versus control conditions.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Hypnosis reshapes multilevel stress response and enhances executive performance in stressed medical students.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Enhanced Stress-Resilience Training (ESRT) for graduate-entry medical students: a randomised-controlled, mixed-method investigation.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- Easing the burden: a pilot study on the impact of mindfulness on the mental health of Brazilian medical students.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- The Western Australian medical schools mindfulness project: a randomised controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2024Trial
- The effect of educational intervention according to mindfulness on the psychological well-being of female heads of households.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Psychological Stress in Medical Students: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mindfulness and Psychological Distress in College Student-Athletes: The Mediating Roles of Cognitive Reappraisal and Subjective Vitality.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Improvement of medical students' stress, dispositional mindfulness, well-being and flourishing during the first academic year of a medical curriculum integrating a well-being longitudinal strand.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- How Tolerance of Uncertainty Relates to Well-Being in Japanese Primary Care Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study.Yonago acta medica · 2026Article
- Mindful attention awareness, creative trait motivation, cognitive flexibility, and achievement goal orientation among medical students: a profile analysis and mediation analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Positive mental attitude and depressive symptoms among medical students and residents: a cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effect of Mindfulness Training on the Clinical Pregnancy Rate in Women Undergoing Frozen Embryo Transfer: Study Protocol for a Single-Center, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Lifestyle, Volition, and Well-Being Among Medical and Non-Medical University Students: A Preliminary Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Developing a mindfulness program for pre-clinical medical students in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study on suitability and appropriateness.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Burnout Risk Profiles in Psychology Students: An Exploratory Study with Machine Learning.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedical schools have used mindfulness meditation as a strategy to assist students in stress management. This study aimed to seek evidence regarding the effectiveness of mindfulness-based training programs in reducing psychological distress and promoting the well-being of medical students.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO/PsycNet, LILACS/BVS, ERIC (ProQuest), Web of Science, OpenGrey, and Google Scholar were searched for randomized clinical trials published until March 2022, without time or language restrictions. Two authors independently screened the articles, extracted data using a standardized extraction form, and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies using the Cochrane's Risk of Bias 2 (ROB 2) tool and the quality of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool.
resultsOf the 848 articles retrieved, 8 met the inclusion criteria. Mindfulness-based training improved the outcomes: mindfulness (small post-intervention effect: SMD = 0.29; 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.54; p = 0.03; I
conclusionThe results indicate that the students who participated in the mindfulness training perceived improvements in the stress and psychological distress symptoms and improved health perception and psychological well-being. However, the significant heterogeneity among studies should be considered when interpreting these findings. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42020153169.
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