Effectiveness of Mindfulness Intervention on Cognitive Functions: A Meta-analysis of Mindfulness Studies

Background: The experience of cognitive deficits is common among patients with degenerative and psychiatric disorders. Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the empirical literature of mindfulness intervention on cognitive functions. Methods: This study was conducted in June 2020 by using the scientific records were retrieved by a systematic search of several bibliographic databases on the Medline, Scopus, ISI Web of Sciences, Google scholar database from 2000 to 2020 for testing the effect of mindfulness intervention on cognitive functions. For data analysis CMA2 software were used. Heterogeneity assessed by Cochran’s Q statistics test. Publication Bias assessed by Orwin fail safe N, Begg’s method kendall’s Tau, Egger’s method intercept and funnel plot. Results: from 17 initial studies, 28 effect sizes were calculated. Among the 28 effect sizes, 6 indicators were negative and 22 indicators were positive. key results from the meta-analysis, Compared to healthy controls showed that people were receive mindfulness intervention significantly improved in working memory and attention function, with this enhance medium magnitude (Hedges’ g = 0.32, 0.35 respectively, see Figure 2). There was no significant improve by use mindfulness intervention on executive function. Conclusions: The results prove the initial evidence that mindfulness intervention can improve some neurocognitive processing such as attention function and working memor

Effectiveness of Mindfulness Intervention on Cognitive Functions: A Meta-analysis of Mindfulness Studies

Antecedentes: la experiencia de los déficits cognitivos es común entre los pacientes con trastornos degenerativos y psiquiátricos. Objetivo: El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar el efecto de la literatura empírica de la intervención de mindfulness sobre las funciones cognitivas. Métodos: Este estudio se realizó en junio de 2020 mediante el uso de registros científicos que se recuperaron mediante una búsqueda sistemática de varias bases de datos bibliográficas en Medline, Scopus, ISI Web of Sciences, base de datos académica de Google de 2000 a 2020 para probar el efecto de la intervención de mindfulness en funciones cognitivas. Para el análisis de datos se utilizó el software CMA2. Heterogeneidad evaluada por la prueba de estadística Q de Cochran. Sesgo de publicación evaluado por Orwin a prueba de fallos N, método de Begg, Tau de Kendall, método de intercepción y gráfico de embudo de Egger. Resultados: de 17 estudios iniciales, se calcularon 28 tamaños de efecto. Entre los 28 tamaños de efecto, 6 indicadores fueron negativos y 22 indicadores fueron positivos. Los resultados clave del metanálisis, en comparación con los controles sanos, mostraron que las personas que recibieron la intervención de atención plena mejoraron significativamente en la memoria de trabajo y la función de atención, con esta mejora de magnitud media (g de Hedges = 0.32, 0.35 respectivamente, ver Figura 2). No hubo una mejora significativa mediante el uso de la intervención de atención plena en la función ejecutiva. Conclusiones: Los resultados prueban la evidencia inicial de que la intervención de mindfulness puede mejorar algunos procesos neurocognitivos como la función de atención y la memoria de trabajo.Background: The experience of cognitive deficits is common among patients with degenerative and psychiatric disorders. Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of the empirical literature of mindfulness intervention on cognitive functions. Methods: This study was conducted in June 2020 by using the scientific records were retrieved by a systematic search of several bibliographic databases on the Medline, Scopus, ISI Web of Sciences, Google scholar database from 2000 to 2020 for testing the effect of mindfulness intervention on cognitive functions. For data analysis CMA2 software were used. Heterogeneity assessed by Cochran’s Q statistics test. Publication Bias assessed by Orwin fail safe N, Begg’s method kendall’s Tau, Egger’s method intercept and funnel plot. Results: from 17 initial studies, 28 effect sizes were calculated. Among the 28 effect sizes, 6 indicators were negative and 22 indicators were positive. key results from the meta-analysis, Compared to healthy controls showed that people were receive mindfulness intervention significantly improved in working memory and attention function, with this enhance medium magnitude (Hedges’ g = 0.32, 0.35 respectively, see Figure 2). There was no significant improve by use mindfulness intervention on executive function. Conclusions: The results prove the initial evidence that mindfulness intervention can improve some neurocognitive processing such as attention function and working memor