The effectiveness of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) on the mental health, HbA1C, and mindfulness of diabetes patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised controlled trials

Abstract

The clinically standardised mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has been utilised as an intervention for improving mental health among diabetes patients The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on the mental health, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1C), and mindfulness of diabetes patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis approach was employed to review randomised controlled trials published in the English language between the inception of eight databases to July 2022. Eleven articles from 10 studies, with a combined sample size of 718 participants, were included in the systematic review, and nine studies were included in the meta-analysis. In the meta-analysis, outcomes at post-intervention and follow-up were compared between the MBSR intervention and control groups with an adjustment of the baseline values. The results showed that MBSR demonstrated effects at post-intervention

Editorial: Mindfulness and mental health in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Fostering quality of life in young adults living with multiple sclerosis: a pilot study of a co-created integrated intervention

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The relationship between mindfulness and mental distress in Chinese people during the COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating effects of infection severity of region and mediating effects of resilience and self-efficacy

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“…Keng et al's (2011) review of empirical studies found that trait mindfulness is negatively correlated with depression, social anxiety, negative affect, difficulties in emotion regulation, and negative automatic thoughts. Evidence from systematic reviews suggests that mindfulness-based interventions are efficacious for reducing mental distress (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) in a wide range of populations, including children and adolescents (Kallapiran et al, 2015), pregnant women (Hall et al, 2016), and diabetes patients (Fisher et al, 2023;Ni et al, 2020).…”