Stress

A brief peer-led program combining practical problem-solving and social support may help recently resettled refugees reduce stress and emotional symptoms, though findings come from a single ethnic group and require validation in larger, more diverse populations.

Digital mindfulness training may help dementia caregivers reduce stress, with the greatest benefit appearing in the first month and among those starting with the highest stress levels.

A brief self-guided mobile intervention may offer modest complementary stress reduction alongside antidepressant therapy in early depression treatment, though larger studies are needed to confirm the effect and understand which users benefit most.

A 6-week mindfulness program may be linked to improved optimism and mindfulness in breast cancer survivors, though the effect on broader social support remains unclear.

Brief mindfulness or narrative interventions may boost well-being in nurse leaders over 1–2 weeks, but whether resilience gains last or require reinforcement remains unclear.

Mindfulness-based interventions may reduce anxiety and depression partly by lowering perceived stress, with early stress reduction potentially signaling who will benefit most.

Combining mindfulness practice with supervised cardiopulmonary exercise may be linked to modest improvements in oxygen transport and psychological well-being in PAH patients, though larger and longer studies are needed to confirm lasting benefit.

The evidence suggests that mindfulness practice may be associated with a meaningful reduction in how much stress people perceive, though the direction of causality remains unclear.

For working mothers, internet-based mindfulness-and-compassion programs may reduce parental burnout compared to no treatment, though the advantage over other structured self-care activities remains unclear.