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Meditation for asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Priyamvada Paudyal1, Christina Jones2, Caroline Grindey1
1a Department of Primary Care and Public Health , Brighton and Sussex Medical School , Brighton , United Kingdom.
Summary
Meditation may improve quality of life for asthma patients, but more high-quality studies are needed. This review found some evidence of benefit, but study quality was inconsistent.
Area of Science:
- Integrative Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Psychosomatic Medicine
Background:
- Asthma management often involves pharmacological interventions.
- Complementary therapies like meditation are increasingly explored for symptom management and quality of life improvement in chronic conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a comprehensive review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of meditation for various asthma outcomes.
- To synthesize evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on meditation's impact on asthma patients.
Main Methods:
- Searched multiple databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, AMED) for RCTs up to June 2016.
- Assessed study quality using The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool.
- Performed meta-analysis using RevMan 5.3.
Main Results:
- Four RCTs with 201 patients were included; study quality was inconsistent.
- A significant improvement in quality of life was observed in the meditation group (SMD 0.40, 95% CI 0.05-0.76).
- The effect of meditation on forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) was uncertain (SMD -0.67, 95% CI -2.17 to 0.82).
- Individual trials suggested potential reductions in perceived stress and rescue medication use.
Conclusions:
- Evidence suggests meditation may benefit asthma patients' quality of life.
- Further high-quality trials are necessary to confirm these findings due to the inconsistent quality of existing studies.
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