Mindfulness mediates the physiological markers of stress: Systematic review and meta-analysis

MC Pascoe, DR Thompson, ZM Jenkins… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Meditation is a popular form of stress management, argued to mediate stress reactivity.
However, many studies in this field commonly fail to include an active control group. Given …

[HTML][HTML] Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Goyal, S Singh, EMS Sibinga, NF Gould… - JAMA internal …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Many people meditate to reduce psychological stress and stress-related health
problems. To counsel people appropriately, clinicians need to know what the evidence says …

Meditation interventions efficiently reduce cortisol levels of at-risk samples: a meta-analysis

A Koncz, Z Demetrovics, ZK Takacs - Health psychology review, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Previous meta-analytic results showed beneficial effects of meditation interventions for
cortisol levels. In the present meta-analysis we tested whether effects are larger for those …

The benefits of psychosocial interventions for mental health in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S van Luenen, N Garnefski, P Spinhoven, P Spaan… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
In this systematic review and meta-analysis we investigated the effectiveness of different
psychosocial treatments for people living with HIV (PLWH) and mental health problems …

Effectiveness of mantra-based meditation on mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Alvarez-Perez, A Rivero-Santana… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Meditation is defined as a form of cognitive training that aims to improve
attentional and emotional self-regulation. This systematic review aims to evaluate the …

Improving the mental health and well-being of healthcare providers using the transcendental meditation technique during the COVID-19 pandemic: A parallel …

MS Nestor, A Lawson, D Fischer - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Frontline Healthcare provider (HCP) burnout has dramatically increased due to
the COVID 19 pandemic. Hospitals are supporting wellness programs and techniques to …

Mindfulness training for psychological stress in family caregivers of persons with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Z Liu, Q Chen, Y Sun - Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Caring for a relative with dementia is extremely challenging; conventional interventions may
not be highly effective or easily available on some occasions. This study aimed to explore …

Psychosocial group interventions to improve psychological well‐being in adults living with HIV

I van der Heijden, N Abrahams… - Cochrane Database of …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Being diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and labelled with a
chronic, life‐threatening, and often stigmatizing disease, can impact on a person's well …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review of chronic stress pathways and the efficacy of behavioral stress reduction programs (BSRPs) in managing diseases

AY Shchaslyvyi, SV Antonenko… - International Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The connection between chronic psychological stress and the onset of various diseases,
including diabetes, HIV, cancer, and cardiovascular conditions, is well documented. This …

Reductions in perceived stress following Transcendental Meditation practice are associated with increased brain regional connectivity at rest

G Avvenuti, A Leo, L Cecchetti, MF Franco, F Travis… - Brain and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transcendental Meditation (TM) is defined as a mental process of transcending using a
silent mantra. Previous work showed that relatively brief period of TM practice leads to …