The effect of mindfulness meditation on depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI Creative Commons

Yumiao Fu,

Yifan Song,

Yining Li

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Aug. 30, 2024

Currently, 280 million people worldwide experience depression, ranking it third in the global burden of disease. The incidence depression has risen due to COVID-19 pandemic, making essential examine evidence-based practices reducing depressive symptoms during this unprecedented time. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim analyze randomized controlled trials pandemic that evaluated effect mindfulness meditation on individuals with depression. Four databases (PubMed, Embase, Web Science, Scopus) were searched November 2023 using search terms including meditation, mindfulness, symptoms. was conducted Review Manager 5.4 software (Cochrane Collaboration). A random model Standard Mean Difference analysis 95% CIs used for continuous variables. included 26 RCT studies. showed significant effects interventions (SMD = - 1.14; CI 1.45 0.83; P < 0.001) compared comparison groups. findings suggest a positive pandemic.

Language: Английский

Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on quality of life of breast cancer patient: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI Creative Commons
Xiaohui Wang, Zhicheng Dai, Xinying Zhu

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(7), P. e0306643 - e0306643

Published: July 19, 2024

Background Breast cancer is the most common malignancy that occurs in women. Due to pain caused by disease itself and adverse reactions treatment process, breast patients are prone anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence, other negative emotions, which seriously affect quality life. As a systematic stress reduction therapy, mindfulness-based widely applied has been found growing number studies relieve stress, regulate mood, improve state. However, due absence recent research uniform outcome measures, previous have failed fully explain role improving life patients. Objective We conducted review meta-analysis evaluate compare effects therapy standard care on psychological status Methods searched PubMed, Web Science, Embase, China’s National Knowledge Infrastructure Cochrane Central Registry Controlled Trials up July 2023 identify candidate randomized clinical trials addressing values Results A total 1644 participated 11 controlled trials. The results showed can significantly reduce emotions such as perceived (MD = -1.46, 95%CI -2.53 -0.38, p 0.03), depression -1.84, -3.99 -0.30, 0.0004), anxiety -2.81, -5.31 -0.32, 0.002), recurrence -1.27, -3.44 0.90, 0.0004). Mindfulness-based also certain advantages coping ability 1.26, -3.23 to5.76, 0.03) emotional state -7.73, -27.34 11.88, 0.0007) with cancer. Conclusion Our analyses support that, compared care, patients’ ability, states.

Language: Английский

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Comprehensive Review of Chronic Stress Pathways and the Efficacy of Behavioral Stress Reduction Programs (BSRPs) in Managing Diseases DOI Open Access
Aladdin Y. Shchaslyvyi,

Svitlana Antonenko,

Gennadiy D. Telegeev

et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(8), P. 1077 - 1077

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

The connection between chronic psychological stress and the onset of various diseases, including diabetes, HIV, cancer, cardiovascular conditions, is well documented. This review synthesizes current research on neurological, immune, hormonal, genetic pathways through which influences disease progression, affecting multiple body systems: nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, musculoskeletal, integumentary. Central to this an evaluation 16 Behavioral Stress Reduction Programs (BSRPs) across over 200 studies, assessing their effectiveness in mitigating stress-related health outcomes. While our findings suggest that BSRPs have potential enhance medical therapies reverse variability study designs, sample sizes, methodologies raises questions about generalizability robustness these results. Future should focus long-term, large-scale studies with rigorous validate BSRPs.

Language: Английский

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Digital Psychological Interventions for Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis DOI
Ying Li, Yinong Liu, Xinyi Liu

et al.

Health Psychology Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 17

Published: April 24, 2025

This study evaluates the effect of digital psychological interventions on anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms in adults affected by pandemic. A systematic search across five databases, from 1 January 2020 to 6 March 2024, identified 36 studies encompassing 8,662 participants. Compared with all control conditions, random-effects meta-analyses indicated that significantly reduced anxiety (g = -0.374; 95% CI, -0.529 -0.218), depression -0.568; -0.776 -0.360), -0.452; -0.608 -0.295). Smaller sizes were observed when compared active controls than inactive controls. Notable heterogeneity three outcomes was observed. Publication bias noted symptoms. Several moderators controls, including participant type for (psubgroup 0.005), region 0.000). Larger sample (b 0.0004; p 0.028) related stronger effects year positively correlated 0.1573; 0.032). supports efficacy alleviating during pandemic, offering insights developing targeted mental health strategies future public crises.

Language: Английский

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The effect of mindfulness meditation on depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI Creative Commons

Yumiao Fu,

Yifan Song,

Yining Li

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Aug. 30, 2024

Currently, 280 million people worldwide experience depression, ranking it third in the global burden of disease. The incidence depression has risen due to COVID-19 pandemic, making essential examine evidence-based practices reducing depressive symptoms during this unprecedented time. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim analyze randomized controlled trials pandemic that evaluated effect mindfulness meditation on individuals with depression. Four databases (PubMed, Embase, Web Science, Scopus) were searched November 2023 using search terms including meditation, mindfulness, symptoms. was conducted Review Manager 5.4 software (Cochrane Collaboration). A random model Standard Mean Difference analysis 95% CIs used for continuous variables. included 26 RCT studies. showed significant effects interventions (SMD = - 1.14; CI 1.45 0.83; P < 0.001) compared comparison groups. findings suggest a positive pandemic.

Language: Английский

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2