The Effect of Meditation-Based Interventions on Patients with Fatigue Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Psychologica Belgica January 1, 2023 Florence Requier, Harriet Demnitz-King, Tim Whitfield et al. 12 citations
Meditation-based interventions reduce fatigue in people with chronic diseases, with a moderate overall effect (g = 0.62). The benefit is larger when meditation is compared against no treatment (passive control, g = 0.83) than against other active treatments. The review included 34 randomized controlled trials covering six conditions, mostly cancer (68%). Evidence suggests meditation is a useful non-pharmacological approach for pathological fatigue, though more studies are needed to clarify effects by meditation type, condition, and fatigue type (physical vs. mental).