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The effects of mindfulness and relaxation training for insomnia (MRTI) on postmenopausal women: a pilot study

Garcia, Marcelo C., Kozasa, Elisa H., Tufik, Sergio, Mello, Luiz Eugênio A. M., Hachul, Helena·2018·Menopause
DOI 10.1097/gme.0000000000001118
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of mindfulness and relaxation training for insomnia on insomnia and quality of life in postmenopausal women. METHODS: Thirty postmenopausal women aged 50 to 65 years, who were not using hormone therapy, and had a diagnosis of insomnia and an apnea-hypopnea index of less than 15, were randomly assigned to two groups: a mindfulness intervention group and a control group. They were assessed before the intervention, and 8 weeks after its completion using questionnaires assessing sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index), quality of life in menopause (Menopause-Specific Quality of Life), menopausal symptoms (Kupperman Menopausal Index), and level of attention (Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale). They were also assessed through ambulatory polysomnography. This is a pilot study and is limited by its small sample size. RESULTS: The results of the questionnaires showed significant differences in the group that received mindfulness training compared with the control group, namely, improvements in sleep quality, a reduction in the severity of insomnia, a better quality of life, improved attention levels, and a reduction in menopausal and vasomotor symptoms. Polysomnography results showed no differences between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: Eight weeks mindfulness meditation training improved sleep quality, quality of life, attention levels, and reduced vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women with insomnia.

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Authors
Garcia, M. C., Kozasa, E. H., Tufik, S., Mello, L. E. A. M., & Hachul, H.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
  • Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
  • Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Hospital Santa Marcelina (BR)
Corresponding author
Hachul, Helena
ORCID
Venue
Menopause
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2018-09
Volume
25
Issue
9
Pages
992-1003
ISSN
  • 1072-3714 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-0374
DOI
10.1097/gme.0000000000001118
OpenAlex
W2803917924
Cited by
65
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 8
FWCI
7.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
Keywords
mindfulness meditation, relaxation training, insomnia, postmenopausal women, sleep quality, quality of life, menopausal symptoms, vasomotor symptoms, attention
MeSH terms
Aged, Attention, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Relaxation, Severity of Illness Index, Sleep, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Treatment Outcome, Polysomnography, Postmenopause, Meditation, Hot Flashes, Mindfulness

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