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Mindfulness in people with a respiratory diagnosis: a systematic review

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Harrison, Samantha L., Lee, Annemarie, Janaudis-Ferreira, Tania, Goldstein, Roger S., Brooks, Dina·2016·Patient Education and Counseling

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Objectives To describe how mindfulness is delivered and to examine the effect of mindfulness on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), mindful awareness and stress in adults with a respiratory diagnosis.Method Five electronic databases were searched. Data were extracted and assessed for quality by two reviewers.Results Data were extracted from four studies. Interventions were based on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and delivered by trained instructors. Recordings of mindfulness were provided for home-based practice. One study targeted the intervention exclusively to anxious individuals with a respiratory diagnosis. Adherence to mindfulness was poor. No effects were seen on disease-specific HRQOL (standardized mean difference (SMD)=-0.21 95% CI: -0.36 to 0.48, p=0.78), mindful awareness (SMD=0.09 95% CI: -0.34 to 0.52, p=0.68) or stress levels (SMD =-0.11 95% CI: -0.46 to 0.23, p=0.51).Conclusion Mindfulness interventions, delivered to individuals with a respiratory diagnosis, varied widely in terms of delivery and the outcomes assessed making it difficult to draw any conclusions regarding its effectiveness.

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  • Existing studies on the intervention effect of mindfulness-based interventions in patients with COPD have controversial results, especially on dyspnoea, level of mindfulness and quality of life.

    “Although some studies on the intervention effect of MBIs in patients with COPD have been conducted, the results are controversial, especially on dyspnoea, level of mindfulness and quality of life.”

    From The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for patients with COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol (2019) · cites this paper as [36]

    The Table 2 COPD entries show that mindfulness interventions were studied in patients with COPD. The meta-analysis (section 3.3.1) found no significant effects on disease-specific quality of life or mindful awareness, while the Discussion (section 4.1) says varied interventions and outcomes make conclusions difficult. The review does not report conflicting intervention effects on dyspnoea; it discusses dyspnoea as a symptom and a possible concern when focusing on breathing. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    The Discussion and Conclusion (sections 4.1–4.2) say that differences in enrolled populations, intervention delivery, and outcome measures make studies difficult to compare and prevent meaningful conclusions. They do not establish that inconsistent methodologies are largely responsible for the studies reaching different conclusions. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • A 2016 systematic review of mindfulness in adults with respiratory illnesses found that three studies proposed mindfulness cannot improve health-related quality of life, while two studies claimed mindfulness cannot improve the level of mindfulness and relieve stress.

    “In 2016, a systematic review was conducted to examine the effect of mindfulness on mindful awareness, health-related quality of life and stress in adults with respiratory illnesses. In this meta-analysis, three studies proposed that mindfulness cannot improve health-related quality of life, while two studies claimed that mindfulness cannot improve the level of mindfulness and relieve stress.”

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Authors
Harrison, S. L., Lee, A., Janaudis-Ferreira, T., Goldstein, R. S., & Brooks, D.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Harrison, Samantha L.
Venue
Patient Education and Counseling
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-03
Volume
99
Issue
3
Pages
348-355
ISSN
0738-3991 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1811895149
Cited by
31
References
42
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Patient Education and Counseling (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • TeesRep (Teesside University) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Keywords
mindfulness, mindfulness-based stress reduction, respiratory diseases, health-related quality of life, mindful awareness, stress, anxiety, intervention adherence
MeSH terms
Breathing Exercises, Health Status, Humans, Quality of Life, Relaxation Therapy, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Stress, Psychological, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Mindfulness

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