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Effects of mindfulness-based intervention for women with infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Archives of women's mental health
April 1, 2023
Guangpeng Wang et al. (3 authors)
Meta-AnalysisSystematic ReviewJournal ArticleReviewResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to examine the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on physical and psychological outcomes in women with infertility.

Results Summary

The meta-analysis found that mindfulness-based interventions significantly reduced depression and anxiety symptoms and improved five domains of health-related quality of life (physical function, general health, vitality, role-physical, and social function) in women with infertility.

Population

Women diagnosed with infertility, over the age of 18.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (9)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
mindfulness-based interventions
decrease
depression
women with infertility
SMD = -1.28, 95% CI (-1.95, -0.60), P < 0.0001
can effectively reduce
#1
mindfulness-based interventions
decrease
anxiety symptoms
women with infertility
SMD = -0.89, 95% CI (-1.26, -0.51), P < 0.00001
can effectively reduce
#2
mindfulness-based interventions
increase
physical function
women with infertility
MD = 9.47, 95% CI (4.33, 14.61), P = 0.0003
improve
#3
mindfulness-based interventions
increase
general health
women with infertility
MD = 15.77, 95% CI (7.62, 23.92), P = 0.0002
improve
#4
mindfulness-based interventions
increase
vitality
women with infertility
MD = 14.85, 95% CI (4.95, 24.74), P = 0.003
improve
#5
mindfulness-based interventions
increase
role-physical
women with infertility
MD = 22.44, 95% CI (14.97, 29.91), P < 0.00001
improve
#6
mindfulness-based interventions
increase
social function
women with infertility
MD = 8.27, 95% CI (3.56, 12.97), P = 0.0006
improve
#7
mindfulness-based intervention programs
decrease
perceived stress
-
-
can effectively reduce
#8
mindfulness-based intervention programs
decrease
BMI
-
-
can effectively reduce
#9
Abstract

This review aimed to examine the effects of mindfulness-based interventions on physical and psychological outcomes in women with infertility. Studies were included if participants were women diagnosed with infertility, were over the age of 18, and the design was a randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program. Two independent reviewers undertook eligibility screening, data extraction, and methodological quality assessment. We used RevMan software version 5.4 (The Cochrane Collaboration) to conduct the meta-analyses. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) was followed. Ten articles were finally included in the current meta-analysis. The results of the meta-analysis revealed large, significant effects of mindfulness-based interventions that can effectively reduce depression[SMD = -1.28, 95% CI (-1.95, -0.60), P < 0.0001], anxiety [SMD = -0.89, 95% CI (-1.26, -0.51), P < 0.00001] symptoms, and improve five domains of health-related quality of life (physical function [MD = 9.47, 95% CI (4.33, 14.61), P = 0.0003], general health [MD = 15.77, 95% CI (7.62, 23.92), P = 0.0002], vitality [MD = 14.85, 95% CI (4.95, 24.74), P = 0.003], role-physical [MD = 22.44, 95% CI (14.97, 29.91), P < 0.00001] and social function [MD = 8.27, 95% CI (3.56, 12.97), P = 0.0006)] in women with infertility. The current meta-analysis results revealed that mindfulness-based interventions could effectively reduce depression and anxiety symptoms and improve health-related quality of life in women with infertility. Future rigorously designed, high-quality research is required to demonstrate whether mindfulness-based intervention programs can effectively reduce perceived stress and BMI.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansFemaleAdultMiddle AgedMindfulnessQuality of LifeDepressionInfertilityStress, PsychologicalAnxietyRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality90/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations6
Citations/Year3.0
Relative Citation Ratio3.02
NIH Percentile85.1%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score2.93
Normalized Score0.72
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