Cochrane · systematic review · CD013740
Mindfulness‐based psychological interventions for improving mental well‐being in medical students and junior doctors
Sekhar, P, Tee, QX, Ashraf, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
Common Mental DisordersAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
11
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 36.4%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 27.3%Low 4 · 36.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Mindfulness compared with no treatment or waiting list for improving mental well‐being
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Anxiety Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 255 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Depression Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 250 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Stress (immediately post‐intervention) Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 474 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Stress (later time points) Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 233 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Burnout Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 91 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Academic performance Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 79 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Quality of life Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 167 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness, publication bias |
Deliberate self‐harm Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Suicidal ideation Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Suicidal behaviour Mindfulness vs no treatment or waiting list | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |