Wasantha P. Jayewardene|David K. Lohrmann|Ryan G. Erbe|Mohammad R. Torabi
Effects of preventive online mindfulness interventions on stress and mindfulness: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University Bloomington
empirical evidence suggested mindbody interventions effectively delivered online study aimed examine whether preventive online mindfulness interventions pomi nonclinical populations improve short longterm outcomes perceivedstress primary mindfulness secondary systematic search four electronic databases manuscript reference lists journal content lists conducted 2016 using 21 searchterms eight randomized controlled trials rcts evaluating effects pomi nonclinical populations adequately reported perceivedstress mindfulness measures pre postintervention included randomeffects models utilized effectsize estimations metaregression performed mean age females participants volunteers adults predominantly female academic workplace community settings interventions utilized simplified mindfulnessbased stress reduction protocols 212 week periods postintervention significant medium effect found perceivedstress g 0432 moderate heterogeneity significant small effect size mindfulness g 0275 low heterogeneity highest effects middleaged individuals followup significant large effect found perceivedstress g 0699 low heterogeneity significant medium effect g 0466 mindfulness high heterogeneity publication bias found perceivedstress publication bias found mindfulness outcomes led underestimation effects overestimation number eligible rcts low inadequate data reporting studies pomi substantial stress reduction effects mindfulness improvement effects pomi convenient costeffective strategy compared traditional facetoface interventions especially context busy hardtoreach digitallyaccessible populations