Mindfulness therapy for patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for improving health outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).
Results Summary
MBIs significantly reduced anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and systolic blood pressure but had no significant effect on diastolic blood pressure, quality of life, or body mass index. One study noted improved sleep quality in acute myocardial infarction patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention.
Population
Patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).
Effective Dosage
Not available
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | anxiety | patients with CHD | - | significantly reduced | #1 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | depression | patients with CHD | - | significantly reduced | #2 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | perceived stress | patients with CHD | - | significantly reduced | #3 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | decrease | systolic blood pressure | patients with CHD | - | significantly reduced | #4 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | no change | diastolic blood pressure | patients with CHD | - | no significant effect | #5 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | no change | quality of life | patients with CHD | - | no significant effect | #6 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | no change | body mass index | patients with CHD | - | no significant effect | #7 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | increase | sleep quality | patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention | - | significantly improved | #8 |
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | no change | body mass index | patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention | - | had no significant effect | #9 |
AIM: Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a prevalent cardiovascular disease with high mortality rates worldwide. Patients with CHD often experience adverse psychological stress related to the disease's diagnosis, treatment and recovery phases. This stress can hurt sleep quality and overall quality of life. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been studied as a psychotherapeutic approach to alleviating the psychological stress associated with CHD. This study aimed to determine the effectives of MBIs for health outcomes in patients with CHD. METHODS: A total of eight English-language databases were searched, and eight relevant studies were included in the analysis. The included studies were assessed for literature quality, and data were extracted and analysed using Review Manager 5.3. RESULTS: A total of eight studies involving 802 participants were included in the analysis. Compared to control groups, MBIs significantly reduced anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and systolic blood pressure. However, there was no significant effect on diastolic blood pressure, quality of life or body mass index. One study reported that MBIs significantly improved sleep quality in patients with acute myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention but had no significant effect on body mass index. CONCLUSION: MBIs had significant effects on anxiety and depression in patients with CHD, reduced perceived stress and were associated with reductions in systolic blood pressure and improvements in sleep quality. However, they did not significantly affect diastolic blood pressure, quality of life or body mass index.