RT Article
T1 Spiritually Based Interventions for High Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 63
IS 5
SP 3474
OP 3500
A1 Khabiri, Roghayeh
A1 Jahangiry, Leila
A1 Abbasian, Mehdi
A1 Majidi, Fatollah
A1 Farhangi, Mahdieh Abbasalizad
A1 Sadeghi-bazargani, Homayoun
A1 Ponnet, Koen
A2 Jahangiry, Leila
A2 Abbasian, Mehdi
A2 Majidi, Fatollah
A2 Farhangi, Mahdieh Abbasalizad
A2 Sadeghi-bazargani, Homayoun
A2 Ponnet, Koen
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1909110477
AB This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of spiritually based interventions on blood pressure (BP) among adults. A systematic search was performed using the PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases to identify studies evaluating spiritual interventions, including meditation, transcendental meditation, mindfulness meditation, and yoga, for high BP among adults up to January 1, 2022. The inclusion criteria were (a) randomized controlled trials (RCTs), (b) studies in English or Persian, (c) studies conducted among adults (≥ 18 years), and (d) studies reporting systolic or diastolic BP. Given the high heterogeneity of these studies, a random effect model was used to calculate the effect sizes for the RCTs. In total, the systematic review included 24 studies and the meta-analysis included 23 studies. As some of studies reported two or more outcome measurements, separate estimates of each outcome were extracted for that study (24 datasets). Fifteen trials reported the mean (SD) systolic blood pressure (SBP), and 13 trials reported the mean (SD) diastolic blood pressure (DBP). In addition, 13 studies reported means (SDs) and six trials reported mean changes in DBP. A significant decrease was found in systolic BP following intervention ((WMD (weighted mean difference) =  − 7.63 [− 9.61 to − 5.65; P < 0.001]). We observed significant heterogeneity among the studies (I2 = 96.9; P < 0.001). A significant decrease was observed in DBP following the interventions (WMD =  − 4.75 [− 6.45 to − 3.05; P < 0.001]). Spiritually based interventions including meditation and yoga had beneficial effects in reducing both SBP and DBP. Reducing BP can be expected to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
K1 Blood Pressure
K1 Meditation
K1 Spiritually based intervention
K1 Yoga
DO 10.1007/s10943-024-02034-3