Effectiveness of a mindful nature walking intervention on sleep quality and mood in university students during Covid-19: A randomised control study

Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an online mindful walking intervention among COVID-19 long haulers: A mixed method study including daily diary surveys

“…Our MW intervention demonstrated an improvement in participants’ mental well-being, including heightened positive affect, perceived cognition, mindfulness, and reduced negative affect, as well as an increase in participants’ daily physical activity levels beyond the duration of MW. These findings are aligned with previous MW intervention research that demonstrated similar findings with older adults (Yang et al, 2021; Yang & Conroy, 2018), breast cancer survivors (Schröder et al, 2022), college students (Ma et al, 2023), psychologically distressed individuals (Teut et al, 2013), general adults (Gotink et al, 2016), young adults (Bigliassi et al, 2020), and among adults with inadequate physical activity levels (Shi et al, 2019). The Psychoneuroimmunological Framework offers insights into the observed outcomes.…”

The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on mental health among university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…MBIs showed a significant effect on the outcome in both the Europe (SMD = −1.93, 95% CI: −2.67 to −1.19, ( p < 0.00001) and outside Europe groups (SMD = −0.36, 95% CI: −0.46 to −0.26, ( p < 0.00001). However, for mindfulness scores, no significant differences in SMD were found in the two subgroups: Europe ( 51 , 53 , 58 ) ( p = 0.34) and outside Europe ( 49 , 50 , 52 , 55 , 56 ) ( p = 0.80). MBIs did not show significant intervention effects in either the Europe (SMD = −0.12, 95% CI: −0.36 to 0.12, p = 0.34) or outside Europe groups (SMD = 2.89, 95% CI: −19.04 to 24.83, p = 0.80).…”

“…MBIs did not show significant intervention effects in either the Europe (SMD = −0.12, 95% CI: −0.36 to 0.12, p = 0.34) or outside Europe groups (SMD = 2.89, 95% CI: −19.04 to 24.83, p = 0.80). In terms of sleep quality, there were no significant differences in the SMD of the two subgroups: Europe ( 53 ) ( p = 0.04) and outside Europe ( 57 ) ( p = 0.33). MBIs did not show significant intervention effects in either the Europe (SMD = −0.91, 95% CI: −1.80 to 0.02, p = 0.04) or outside Europe groups (SMD =0.62, 95% CI: −1.88 to 0.64, p = 0.33).…”

“…MBIs were not found to have a significantly different effects based on whether the intervention lasted ≥8 weeks (SMD = −5.14, 95% CI: 2.04 to 8.23, p = 0.001) or <8 weeks (SMD = −0.15, 95% CI: −0.39 to 0.09, p = 0.23). For sleep quality, no significant differences were shown between the interventions that lasted >15 days ( 57 ) ( p = 0.33) and those that lasted ≤15 days ( 53 ) ( p = 0.04). There was no significant difference in the effect of MBIs that lasted >15 days (SMD = −0.62, 95% CI: −1.88 to 0.64, p = 0.33) or those that lasted ≤15 days (SMD = −0.91, 95% CI: −1.80 to −0.02, p = 0.04).…”

Mindfulness to improve the mental health of university students. A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Although mindfulness has been shown to be an effective intervention to improve the mental health of college students, there are other approaches that have also shown positive results. For example, practicing physical exercise such as Baduajin Qigong has shown mental health benefits ( 71 ), as has participation in an educational music intervention program ( 72 ) and activities such as walking in urban and rural settings ( 73 ). These approaches, like mindfulness, address key aspects of students' emotional and mental wellbeing, although mindfulness stands out as a superior option as it focuses on full attention and awareness of thoughts and emotions, which allows students to develop emotional self-regulation skills over time, and also provides tools for ongoing mental health management.…”