@article{ref1,
title="Therapeutic effects of meditation, yoga, and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
journal="Applied psychology: health and well-being",
year="2020",
author="Acabchuk, Rebecca L. and Brisson, Julie M. and Park, Crystal L. and Babbott-Bryan, Noah and Parmelee, Olivia A. and Johnson, Blair T.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Chronic symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) vary greatly and are difficult to treat; we investigate the impact of meditation, yoga, and mindfulness-based interventions on this treatment group.   METHOD: Search included four databases, allowing studies of any design containing pre/post outcomes for meditation, yoga, or mindfulness-based interventions in people suffering from brain injury acquired by mechanical force. Analyses used robust variance estimation to assess overall effects and random-effects models for selected outcomes; we evaluated both between- and within-group changes.   RESULTS: Twenty studies (N = 539) were included. <br><br>RESULTS revealed significant improvement of overall symptoms compared to controls (d = 0.41; 95% CI [0.04, 0.77]; τ2  = 0.06), with significant within-group improvements in mental health (d = 0.39), physical health (d = 0.39), cognitive performance (d = 0.24), quality of life (d = 0.39), and self-related processing (d = 0.38). Symptoms showing greatest improvement were fatigue (d = 0.96) and depression (d = 0.40). <br><br>FINDINGS were homogeneous across studies. Study quality concerns include lack of randomisation, blinding, and recording of adverse events.   CONCLUSIONS: This first-ever meta-analysis on meditation, yoga, and mindfulness-based interventions for chronic symptoms of mTBI offers hope but highlights the need for rigorous new trials to advance clinical applications and to explore mechanistic pathways.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1758-0846",
doi="10.1111/aphw.12244",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12244"
}