A Meta-Regression of psychosocial factors associated with sleep outcomes in mindfulness-based intervention trials.
Behavioral sleep medicine January 1, 2025 Nathaniel R Choukas, Emily C Woodworth, Heena R Manglani et al. 2 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions improve sleep disturbance across healthy and clinical populations. A meta-regression of 40 randomized controlled trials found that these interventions produced significant reductions in sleep disturbance (standardized mean difference = -0.523) and in psychosocial factors such as stress and depression. Reductions in sleep disturbance were linked to reductions in stress and depression, suggesting these psychosocial factors may be important mechanisms. The analysis also indicates that participant and methodological factors play a role. Future research should include additional measures and examine longitudinal associations to identify the active ingredients of mindfulness-based interventions.