Background: Chronic heart failure (HF) is a growing global health challenge. People with HF experience substantial burden that includes low exercise tolerance, poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL), increased risk of mortality and hospital admission, and high healthcare costs. The previous ...

Previous meta-analyses on the effects of mindfulness meditation were predominantly concerned with clinical research. In contrast, the present study aims at giving a comprehensive overview of the effects of mindfulness meditation on various psychological variables, for meditators in nonclinical se...

College student anxiety is a rising recurrent problem. It is the foremost diagnosed and treated mental health condition and has many negative consequences, including attrition and course failure. Mindfulness meditation (MM) is an approach to anxiety reduction comprised of self-regulation and orie...

Objective: We examined the effects of MMIs on depression in older adults and explored the moderating effects of participant, methods, and intervention characteristics. Methods: We systematically searched 15 databases through June 2019 without date restrictions using the following search terms:...

Background: Depression among adolescents is rising globally and is the leading cause of illness and disability among adolescents. While antidepressants and psychotherapy are effective, only about 40% of depressed adolescents receive treatments due to lack of professionals and barriers such as cos...

Aim: For people with type 2 diabetes, self management and fear of disease complication often cause psychological distress. Mindfulness and acceptance might be beneficial for reducing diabetes-related distress and glycaemic level. We systematically review the effects of mindfulness- and acceptance...

Affect tolerance/sensitivity, broadly defined as the ability to withstand negative emotional states, has been implicated in the development and maintenance of numerous forms of psychopathology, negative health behaviors, and chronic illnesses. Though considered a trait-like predisposition, affect...

目的：通过meta分析和meta回归进行系统评价，探讨身心运动（MBM）是否能有效恢复脑卒中幸存者的平衡功能。方法：从成立到2018年1月，使用主要的中文和英文电子数据库进行文献检索。我们的荟萃分析纳入了随机对照研究。数据由两位评价作者使用预先开发的表格独立提取，并由第三方确认以达成共识。在设置随机效应模型的同时计算了池效应大小（Hedge的g）。结果：与对照组相比，meta分析结果显示MBM干预对增加平衡函数有显著益处（Hedge的g = 1.59，CI 0.98至2.19，p<0.001，I² = 94.95%）。此外，meta回归表明，总训练次数（β = 0.00142，95% C...

Background/objectives: Mind-body exercise has positive effects on cognitive performance, according to clinical observation and experts' recommendations. However, its potential benefits for the cognitive function of aging adults are uncertain and still lack systematic estimations. Therefore, we co...

Background: As the situation of cognitive aging is getting worse, preventing or treating cognitive decline through effective strategies is highly important. This systematic review aims to investigate whether mind-body exercise is an effective approach for treating cognition decline. Methods: Sear...