Effect of mindfulness-based meditation on blood pressure among adults with elevated blood pressure and hypertension: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Autor: Mir IA; Department of Physiotherapy, M Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang, Selangor 43000, Malaysia; Faculty of Health Sciences, Lincoln University College, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47301, Malaysia., John AT; Faculty of Health Sciences, Lincoln University College, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47301, Malaysia; College of Physiotherapy, Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru 560111, India. Electronic address: anil1452@gmail.com., Humayra S; Makmal Pemprosesan Imej Kefungsian (Functional Image Processing Laboratory), Department of Radiology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia., Khan QI; Department of Physiotherapy, Qatar Rehabilitation Institute, Doha 3050, Qatar., Chong TF; Department of Physiotherapy, M Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia., Manan HA; Makmal Pemprosesan Imej Kefungsian (Functional Image Processing Laboratory), Department of Radiology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Complementary therapies in medicine [Complement Ther Med] 2024 Oct; Vol. 85, pp. 103084. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103084
Abstrakt: Background: Hypertension is a leading contributor to cardiovascular disorders globally. There has been a recent upsurge in non-pharmacological management involving mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) in lowering blood pressure (BP) among the hypertensive population; however, the level of supportive evidence among patients primarily diagnosed with hypertension remain limited. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to synthesize the evidence of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effect of MBM on BP explicitly in adults primarily diagnosed with elevated blood pressure or hypertension.
Methods: A database search of RCTs was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science until December 2023. The effect size score was calculated for variables of interest followed by qualitative analysis.
Results: Nine studies with 543 participants (mean age 54.9±9.0) met the pre-specified eligibility criteria. Eight trials reported MBM convincing in lowering the systolic BP (p=0.001-0.020) and 6 in reducing the diastolic BP (p=0.001-0.01) among this target population. There was a disparity of gender in 7 studies and 4 trials did not report the ethnicity of participants. The methodological quality of the trials was gratifying, however, most studies presented with absence of allocation concealment and blinding of outcome assessors, fragmentary reporting of data, and high attrition rate that potentially affected the validity of trials.
Conclusion: MBM interventions may serve as an early preventive and supportive measure for adults with elevated BP or hypertension. However, more robust and rigorous trials with a larger, homogeneous sample and long-term follow-up are necessary to quantify the magnitude of this intervention. Moreover, the methodological issues may affect the overall quality and reliability of MBM interventions; hence, future studies must also address the risk of bias due to inadequate blinding and high attrition through treatment concealment and personalized engagement measures.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest All the authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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