Is mindfulness research methodology improving over time? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite an exponential growth in research on mindfulness-based interventions, the body of scientific evidence supporting these treatments has been criticized for being of poor methodological quality.

Objectives

The current systematic review examined the extent to which mindfulness research demonstrated increased rigor over the past 16 years regarding six methodological features that have been highlighted as areas for improvement. These feature included using active control conditions, larger sample sizes, longer follow-up assessment, treatment fidelity assessment, and reporting of instructor training and intent-to-treat (ITT) analyses.

Data sources

We searched PubMed, PsychInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science in addition to a publically available repository of

SUBMITTER: Goldberg SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663486 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature