{"title":"Can mindfulness-based stress reduction relieve depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Fengqin Ding, Jing Wu, Y. Zhang","doi":"10.1177/18344909221145814","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is becoming more and more popular in treating depressive symptoms, but previous studies have come to different conclusions. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of MBSR in alleviating depressive symptoms. A systematic search was conducted across seven electronic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Library, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. Meta-analytic methods were applied by using random-effect models. The quality was assessed with the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Thirty-two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 37 independent effect sizes were eligible for the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed that MBSR showed significant improvements on depressive symptoms compared to the control group, and the intervention effects were more significant for people with major depression disorder. However, neither cultural background nor sample origin had significant effects on the results of intervention. In addition, there was no publication bias in the meta-analysis, and the sensitivity analysis results indicated that the result was reliable. Findings suggests that MBSR can improve depressive symptoms, and future studies should consider the effects of different levels of depression to improve the intervention benefits of MBSR.","PeriodicalId":45049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909221145814","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is becoming more and more popular in treating depressive symptoms, but previous studies have come to different conclusions. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of MBSR in alleviating depressive symptoms. A systematic search was conducted across seven electronic databases: Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, the Cochrane Library, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. Meta-analytic methods were applied by using random-effect models. The quality was assessed with the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Thirty-two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 37 independent effect sizes were eligible for the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis revealed that MBSR showed significant improvements on depressive symptoms compared to the control group, and the intervention effects were more significant for people with major depression disorder. However, neither cultural background nor sample origin had significant effects on the results of intervention. In addition, there was no publication bias in the meta-analysis, and the sensitivity analysis results indicated that the result was reliable. Findings suggests that MBSR can improve depressive symptoms, and future studies should consider the effects of different levels of depression to improve the intervention benefits of MBSR.
正念减压法(MBSR)在治疗抑郁症状方面越来越受欢迎,但之前的研究得出了不同的结论。本荟萃分析旨在评估正念减压疗法在缓解抑郁症状方面的有效性。系统检索了7个电子数据库:Scopus、Web of Science、Embase、Cochrane Library、PubMed、PsycINFO和谷歌Scholar。采用随机效应模型进行meta分析。使用Cochrane干预措施系统评价手册对质量进行评估。32个随机对照试验(rct)和37个独立效应量符合meta分析。荟萃分析显示,与对照组相比,正念减压疗法对抑郁症状有显著改善,对重度抑郁症患者的干预效果更为显著。然而,文化背景和样本来源对干预结果都没有显著影响。此外,meta分析无发表偏倚,敏感性分析结果表明结果可靠。研究结果表明,正念减压可以改善抑郁症状,未来的研究应考虑不同抑郁程度的影响,以提高正念减压的干预效益。