SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023
The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on mental health among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Mental health in university students: an umbrella review grading the evidence for psychosocial interventions.BMJ mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of an Online Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Improving Mental Health in Undergraduate Students: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Impacts of the Mindfulness Meditation Mobile App Calm on Undergraduate Students' Sleep and Emotional State: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Assessment of an App-Based Sleep Program to Improve Sleep Outcomes in a Clinical Insomnia Population: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- The effects of mindfulness-based interventions on emotion regulation/dysregulation in people with mental health conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Psychological Stress in Medical Students: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Digital and In-Person Mindfulness-Based Interventions for University Students' Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Meta-Analysis Examining the Efficacy and Predictors of Change in Mindfulness- and Self-Compassion-Based Interventions (MBSCIs) in Reducing Psychological Distress Among University Students.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Review
- Psychological Burden in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Sociodemographic and Clinical Determinants of Persistent Anxiety and Depression over a Six-Month Follow-Up.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Mindfulness exercise and mental health among university students: the sequential mediating roles of sleep regularity and self-control.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychological trajectories following brief mindfulness training: a longitudinal comparison of active and passive controls.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Relieving Chronic Neuropathic Pain With EEG-Neurofeedback.European journal of neurology · 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 mediating effect of mindfulness on adverse childhood experiences and psychological resilience in Turkish female university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mindfulness mediates the association between chronotype and depressive symptoms in young adults.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Reperceiving depression: how trait mindfulness enhances perceived support through improved doctor-patient relationships and stigma alleviation in depressed young adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The impact of mindfulness training on emotional resilience and job engagement among NICU and PICU Saudi and Egyptian nurses: a quasi experimental comparative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Targeted mindfulness and self-compassion improve long-term stress reduction in distance learning students: a randomized trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effect of a mindfulness program on stress, anxiety, depression, sleep quality, social support, and life satisfaction: a quasi-experimental study in college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: We aimed to estimate the effect of mindfulness therapy on mental health. Methods: Two researchers searched 12 databases to identify relevant trials that were published from 1 January 2018 to 1 May 2023. We performed a meta-analysis to determine the effect of mindfulness therapy on depression, which was measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS); anxiety, which was measured by the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), PROMIS, and DASS, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); stress, which was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), DASS, and GAD-7; mindfulness, which was measured by the GAD-7, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Short Form-12 Mental Component Score (SF-12 MCS) and Short Form-12 Physical Component Score (SF-12 PCS); and sleep quality, which was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). After screening studies based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 1,824 participants were ultimately included. Results: All these studies demonstrated positive effects of mindfulness therapy on depression (SMD = -0.33, 95% CI: [-0.44, -0.22], Discussion: In future studies, it is necessary to consider the investigation on whether the strategies of improving the mindfulness therapy in adherence and fidelity can work on the improvement of the outcomes in mental health. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier [CRD42023469301].
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