Effectiveness of Meditation-based Interventions on Health Problems Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic: Narrative Review.
International journal of yoga January 1, 2023 Ampere A Tseng 4 citations
A quantitative review of seven online randomized controlled trials found that meditation-based interventions significantly reduce overall distress (depression, anxiety, stress) by 20.5% to 68.8% and moderately improve insomnia by 5.2% to 38.5%. For long COVID, effectiveness varied widely across 13 symptoms, from 0.0% to 71.2%. The review provides compelling evidence that meditation-based interventions can alleviate these five prevalent disorders arising from the pandemic.