MBSR programme
At least one paper behind this review states what this option was measured against. That is not a ranking, and this option carries no evidence profile of its own.
- focused attentionContemplative Practice · 9 papers put it here (7 stated, 2 inferred)
- open monitoringContemplative Practice · 13 papers put it here (11 stated, 2 inferred)
- compassion / loving-kindnessContemplative Practice · 4 papers put it here
- movement-based contemplationContemplative Practice · 4 papers put it here (3 stated, 1 inferred)
- body-based awarenessContemplative Practice · 9 papers put it here (8 stated, 1 inferred)
- self-compassionEmotional · 1 paper put it here
- mantra / repetitionContemplative Practice · 2 papers put it here (1 stated, 1 inferred)
8-week programs with 2 hours of practice per week and an intensive day midway.
The benefits of meditation and mindfulness practices during times of crisis such as COVID-19The paper describes an 8-week MBSR program that includes practicing focused attention and open monitoring of thoughts, feelings, and sensations. Participants were likely instructed to pay attention on purpose in the present moment and nonjudgmentally. However, specific details on posture, object of attention, instructions given, sequence, and duration per element are not provided in the paper.
Impact of Mindfulness Training on the Well-Being of Educators- Intervention: 8-week MBSR training following the standard protocol (Kabat-Zinn, 1990) - Sessions: Eight weekly 150-min group sessions - Components: Mindfulness psychoeducation, mindfulness practice, sharing experiences - Home Practice: 45 minutes - Specific details on posture, object of attention, instructions given, sequence, and duration per element are not provided.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and physiological activity during acute stress: a randomized controlled trial.The paper does not provide specific details on how the meditation techniques are performed, such as posture, object of attention, instructions given, sequence, and duration per element. It only mentions that the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program is used, which is a standardized eight-week course focusing on developing mindfulness through meditation in both formal and informal settings.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction teachers, practice characteristics, cancer incidence, and health: a nationwide ecological descriptionParticipants sit in a relaxed, upright posture and focus on the sensations of breathing, returning their attention to the breath when it wanders. Daily practice involves 30 minutes of sitting meditation focusing on the breath. Explicit training in receptive attention is introduced in the 5th week.
Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attentionDaily 20-minute audio-guided sessions based on John Kabat-Zinn's manual.
Interpersonal and individual effects of an app-based Christian and Islamic heart meditation intervention in healthy adults: protocol of a stratified randomised controlled trialGroup-based intervention with formal and informal meditation practices, yoga exercises, and group experiences. Specific details on posture, object of attention, instructions, sequence, and duration not provided.
Mindfulness, Compassion, and Self-Compassion Among Health Care Professionals: What's New? A Systematic Review8-week group intervention, weekly sessions of 2 to 3 hours, 6-hour silent retreat.
Mindfulness therapies on health professionals.
Measured in duration — derived from the review's own dose_and_time prose.
eight 2.5-hour sessions, a 7-hour day of silence, and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. four weekly 30-minute sessions. one study used an extended version. two studies used modified versions.
Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on employees’ mental health: A systematic review- Total programme length: 8 weeks - Specific details about minutes per session, sessions per day or week: Not mentioned
Impact of Mindfulness Training on the Well-Being of Educators- Total programme length: 8 weeks - Specific meditation techniques: Not mentioned - Minutes per session: Not mentioned - Sessions per day/week: Not mentioned
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-related changes in posterior cingulate resting brain connectivity- Total program length: 8 weeks - Sessions per week: 1 - Duration per session: 150 minutes - Home practice: 45 minutes
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and physiological activity during acute stress: a randomized controlled trial.3 days
Epigenetic, psychological, and EEG changes after a 1-week retreat based on mindfulness and compassion for stress reduction in healthy adults: Study protocol of a cross-over randomized controlled trial- Total program length: 8 weeks - Specific dose (minutes per session, sessions per day/week): Not mentioned
Mindfulness-based stress reduction teachers, practice characteristics, cancer incidence, and health: a nationwide ecological description3 hours per session, once a week for 8 weeks; 30 minutes of daily sitting meditation practice.
Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention8 sessions, 2.5 hours per session, once a week
Current Perspectives on the Use of Meditation to Reduce Blood Pressure
Equipment is a property of the movement and is authored, never derived from the evidence corpus (docs/research/round2/ROUND2_KNOWN_CORRECTIONS.md §1). This option resolves to no catalogue exercise, so nothing has authored it yet.
Instruction from a qualified teacher is required to perform the MBSR technique. Prior meditation practice is not mentioned as a prerequisite.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and physiological activity during acute stress: a randomized controlled trial.Instruction from a teacher is required to perform the MBSR technique.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction teachers, practice characteristics, cancer incidence, and health: a nationwide ecological descriptionInstruction from a teacher; prior meditation practice is not explicitly required but is supported by the program's structure and materials.
Mindfulness Meditation Targets Transdiagnostic Symptoms Implicated in Stress-Related Disorders: Understanding Relationships between Changes in Mindfulness, Sleep Quality, and Physical Symptoms
The practice is structured as an 8-week MBSR program with a retreat day. The study assesses outcomes at baseline, immediate post-intervention, and 6 months post-intervention, with plans for further assessment up to 12 months post-intervention, indicating a progression in evaluating the durability of effects over time.
Impact of Mindfulness Training on the Well-Being of EducatorsThe practice is not explicitly made harder or easier over time, but continued practice beyond the formal instruction period is necessary to maintain effects. The number of days of practice is positively associated with increased resting-state functional connectivity.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-related changes in posterior cingulate resting brain connectivityThe MBSR intervention is an 8-week program with eight weekly 150-min group sessions and 45 minutes of daily home practice, indicating a structured progression over time.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and physiological activity during acute stress: a randomized controlled trial.The practice is continuously updated with new teachers being added and some leaving, indicating a progression in terms of teacher numbers. However, specific details on how the practice itself is made harder or easier, lengthened or shortened, are not provided. Future studies are planned to assess temporal changes in meditation practices and teacher characteristics.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction teachers, practice characteristics, cancer incidence, and health: a nationwide ecological descriptionInitially focuses on concentrative meditation (focusing on the breath), with an introduction to receptive attention techniques in the 5th week.
Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attentionThe MBSR program is structured as an 8-week course with daily formal meditation practice (20-45 minutes, 6 days a week) and weekly classes (2.5 hours). A full-day meditation retreat is included in the sixth week. The program provides written materials and audio CDs for home practice, indicating a structured progression over time.
Mindfulness Meditation Targets Transdiagnostic Symptoms Implicated in Stress-Related Disorders: Understanding Relationships between Changes in Mindfulness, Sleep Quality, and Physical Symptoms
- Contraindications: Regular use of psychotropic or nervous system altering medication; psychiatric diagnosis in the past year or history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder; color blindness; currently participating in another clinical trial; current asthma diagnosis; currently diagnosed with a sleep disorder or regularly taking prescribed sleeping medications; current night shift worker; significant training or practice in meditation or mind-body techniques such as yoga or Tai-Chi; expert in physical activity, music or nutrition (for HEP); any history of brain damage or seizures; medical problems that would affect the participant's ability to participate in study procedures. - Adverse effects: Not mentioned. - Cautions: Participants were required to provide informed consent, and the study was approved by an institutional review board, indicating ethical and safety protocols were in place.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-related changes in posterior cingulate resting brain connectivityIndividuals with serious psychopathology or serious cardiovascular disease should not participate in the MBSR intervention. No specific adverse effects or contraindications are reported in the paper.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and physiological activity during acute stress: a randomized controlled trial.- Contraindications: History of psychotic disorders, substance abuse, prior learning disabilities, recent psychiatric disorders, certain medications (sedatives, SSRIs, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, sedative-hypnotics, anti-inflammatories, chemotherapies, and brain function-altering drugs). - Cautions: Recent mindfulness training or regular meditation practice. - Adverse effects: Graded using NIH's common grading scale; monitored by study personnel.
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve attentional control in older adults (HealthyAgers trial)
Minimal equipment; can be done anywhere, home, outdoors, or facility; delivered in a group setting with a retreat day
Impact of Mindfulness Training on the Well-Being of EducatorsMinimal or home; anywhere, home, outdoors, workplace; guided audio, app, or in person
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-related changes in posterior cingulate resting brain connectivityMinimal equipment; Facility (group sessions), Home (individual practice)
Mindfulness-based stress reduction and physiological activity during acute stress: a randomized controlled trial.Minimal; anywhere, home, outdoors, workplace, facility, group, guided audio, app, or in person.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction teachers, practice characteristics, cancer incidence, and health: a nationwide ecological description
- MBCT programme — a paper measured this option against it“MBSR and MBCT are compared in terms of their effects on anxiety” · C. Behan (2020) · 10.1017/ipm.2020.38
- Transcendental Meditation — a paper measured this option against it“The paper compares Transcendental Meditation (TM” · P. Sedlmeier, Juliane Eberth, Marcus A. Schwarz et al. (2012) · 10.1037/a0028168
- Progressive muscle relaxation — a paper measured this option against it“Mindfulness meditation compared against progressive muscle relaxation” · S. Horowitz (2010) · 10.1089/act.2010.16402
A paper measuring one option against another does not make the two interchangeable, and it does not say which to choose. These are listed as what the papers did, and nothing here proposes a substitution.