Sleep Science (Dec 2023)

An Overview of the Methods Used to Measure the Impact of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Sleep-Related Outcomes

  • Julia Ribeiro da Silva Vallim,
  • Gabriela Sant'Ana Lima,
  • Gabriel Natan Pires,
  • Sergio Tufik,
  • Marcelo Demarzo,
  • Vânia D'Almeida

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1773789
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 04
pp. e476 – e485

Abstract

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Introduction Systematic reviews and metanalyses have shown that mindfulness-based interventions can have positive effects on health, such as reducing anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. However, their effect on sleep-related outcomes is not yet well established. Sleep can be assessed subjectively (questionnaires, sleep logs, self-reporting) and/or objectively (actigraphy, polysomnography, biological markers), and outcomes may differ depending on which type of assessment is used.

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