Trial reportSleep health2020
Mindfulness meditation and exercise both improve sleep quality: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of community dwelling adults.
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- Pooled it
- Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on adults with sleep disturbance: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Movement Intervention to Improve Sleep Quality: A Meta-Analysis and Moderator Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mindfulness exercise and mental health among university students: the sequential mediating roles of sleep regularity and self-control.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exercise and sleep health in college students: Efficacy, mechanisms, and implications for practice.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Rope skipping or badminton? exercise reduced sleep onset latency in university students.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Exploring the Impact of a Sleep App on Sleep Quality in a General Population Sample: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of a mobile mindfulness meditation intervention to improve sleep quality among a racially/ethnically diverse population.Sleep health · 2023Article
- Anxiety disorder in menopausal women and the intervention efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the benefits of training in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) or moderate intensity exercise (EX) for improving sleep quality.
designRandomized controlled trial.
settingOutpatient, community-based.
participantsHealthy adults (n = 413) aged 30-69 who did not regularly exercise or practice meditation, and who had no known prior sleep problems.
interventions1) 8-weeks of MBSR training; 2) matched EX training; or 3) wait-list control. MEASUREMENTS: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was administered at baseline and at 1, 3, 5, and 7-month follow-up visits. ANALYSIS: Total PSQI scores and three PSQI factors (perceived sleep quality; daily disturbance, sleep efficiency) were assessed using linear mixed effects regression models for longitudinal data.
resultsCompared to controls, PSQI global scores improved significantly for EX (mean change -0.98 points [95% CI -1.56, -0.41] p = 0.001) and marginally for MBSR (-0.53 [-1.10, 0.04] p = 0.07). The perceived sleep quality factor improved for both EX (-0.18 [-0.30, -0.07] p = 0.002) and MBSR (-0.12 [-0.24, -0.01] p = 0.035). The daily disturbance factor improved slightly more for MBSR (-0.13 [-0.22, -0.033] p = 0.008) than EX (-0.09 [-0.19, 0.004] p = 0.06). The sleep efficiency factor did not improve after MBSR (0.08 [-0.045, 0.21] p = 0.2) or EX (-0.07 [-0.20, 0.06] p = 0.3). Improvements in the sleep quality were sustained over 7 months for both groups.
conclusionsTraining in MBSR and EX produced small but statistically significant and sustained improvements in sleep quality. For EX participants, this improvement was due primarily to improvements in perceived sleep quality. For MBSR, the decrease in daily disturbance was more important.
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