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Across 20 randomised trials, mindfulness-based stress reduction did not improve objective or subjective sleep quality in people with chronic insomnia, and against active comparison treatments it did not ease daytime problems such as depression, anxiety, stress or fatigue. Only compared with being left on a waitlist did people rate their sleep slightly better.
- Study design
- Meta-analysis
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Evidence
- well supported
What it shows: A null worth taking seriously, pooled from 20 trials where people were assigned at random; still, more than half were small and participants knew which treatment they got, which can colour how people rate their own sleep.Meta-analysis · BMJ Open
Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on adults with sleep disturbance: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2022Read the study →