Do workplace-based mindfulness meditation programs improve physiological indices of stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heckenberg, Rachael A.; Eddy, Pennie; Kent, Stephen; Wright, Bradley J.

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.09.010

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“…Based on our finding that perceived unfairness about work was a stressor associated with NWFS, employers could provide workplace-based stress reduction programs for their employees. Mindfulness-based training has been proven to be effective to reduce stress (Heckenberg et al, 2018). Some research also has shown positive effects of mindfulness on sleep (Allen et al, 2015).…”

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What's not fair about work keeps me up: Perceived unfairness about work impairs sleep through negative work-to-family spillover

Lee

Mogle

Jackson

et al. 2019

Social Science Research

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This study examined whether perceived unfairness about work was linked to midlife workers' insomnia symptoms over time, and if the association was mediated by negative work-to-family spillover (NWFS). We used 3 waves of longitudinal data across 20 years from the Midlife in the United States Study (N=971, M age =40.52). Results revealed that, wave-to-wave increases in perceived unfairness about work predicted wave-to-wave increases in NWFS over 20 years. Waveto-wave increases in NWFS, in turn, predicted wave-to-wave increases in insomnia symptoms. Perceived unfairness about work was indirectly, but not directly associated with insomnia symptoms through NWFS. These within-person indirect mediation pathways were found after controlling for sociodemographic and family characteristics, work hours, neuroticism, physical health, and between-person associations between perceived unfairness about work, NWFS, and insomnia symptoms. These findings suggest that perceived unfairness about work may degrade workers' sleep health over time, through the spillover of work stress to the personal domain.

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What's not fair about work keeps me up: Perceived unfairness about work impairs sleep through negative work-to-family spillover

Lee

Mogle

Jackson

et al. 2019

Social Science Research

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“…Establishing a healthy daily routine to support the mental health of a person living in isolation can be as important as regular healthy meals. Regular remote socialization via phone and video calls with friends and family supports well-being and daily meditation may strengthen the immune-system and reduce stress [14,15].…”

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confidence: 99%

Human T leukaemia Type 1 and COVID-19

Araújo

Martin

2020

Pathogens

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“…Yet, parasympathetic dominance can be induced during periods of quiet wake not associated with sleep. For example, mindfulness has been shown to enhance parasympathetic influences on the heart rate (increased HF and decreased LF; Heckenberg et al, 2018;Mankus et al, 2013;Krygier et al, 2013). In addition, listening to classical music for 20 minutes also increases parasympathetic tone (increased HF and RMSSD; Lin et al, 2013).…”

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Age-related losses in cardiac autonomic activity during a daytime nap

Chen

Sattari

Whitehurst

et al. 2020

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AbstractIn healthy, young individuals, a reduction in cardiovascular output and a shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic (vagal) dominance is observed from wake into stages of nocturnal and daytime sleep. This cardiac autonomic profile, measured by heart rate variability (HRV), has been associated with significant benefits for cardiovascular health. Aging is associated with decreased nighttime sleep quality and lower parasympathetic activity during both sleep and resting. However, it is not known whether age-related dampening of HRV extends to daytime sleep, diminishing the cardiovascular benefits of naps in the elderly. Here, we investigated this question by comparing the autonomic activity profile between young and older healthy adults during a daytime nap and a similar period of wakefulness (quiet wake; QW). For each condition, from the electrocardiogram (ECG), we obtained beat-to-beat HRV intervals (RR), root mean square of successive differences between adjacent heart-beat-intervals (RMSSD), high frequency (HF), low frequency (LF) power and total power (TP), HF normalized units (HFnu), and the LF/HF ratio. As previously reported, young subjects showed a parasympathetic dominance during NREM, compared with REM, pre-nap rest, and WASO. On the other hand, older, compared to younger, adults showed significantly lower vagally-mediated HRV (measured by RMSSD, HF, HFnu) during NREM. Interestingly, however, no age-related differences were detected during pre-nap rest or QW. Altogether, our findings suggest a sleep-specific reduction in parasympathetic modulation that is unique to NREM sleep in older adults.Impact StatementSleep is naturally modulated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS), with greater dominance of parasympathetic over sympathetic activity during non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep. As such, sleep has been termed a “cardiovascular holiday” and has been associated with positive health outcomes. Aging, however, is linked to decreases in cardiac autonomic activity and sympathovagal imbalance. While the impact of aging on ANS activity during nocturnal sleep has received some attention, the cardiac profiles during a daytime nap, to our knowledge, have not yet been studied under the context of aging. Herein, young adults demonstrated increased parasympathetic activity during deep sleep. Older adults, however, showed less parasympathetic modulation during NREM sleep, suggesting loss of the cardiovascular holiday. Importantly, no age-related declines in parasympathetic activity were detected during wake, suggesting a sleep-specific reduction in parasympathetic modulation that is unique to NREM sleep in older adults.

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Do workplace-based mindfulness meditation programs improve physiological indices of stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 150 publications

References 64 publications

What's not fair about work keeps me up: Perceived unfairness about work impairs sleep through negative work-to-family spillover

What's not fair about work keeps me up: Perceived unfairness about work impairs sleep through negative work-to-family spillover

Human T leukaemia Type 1 and COVID-19

Age-related losses in cardiac autonomic activity during a daytime nap

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