Review Article

The Effect of Mind-Body Therapies on Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Comparison of outcome measures between MBTs and inactive control conditions.

Sleep parametersStudiesSMDs (95% CI)p-valuep-value
(n)(overall effect)Value (%)(heterogeneity)

PSQI24-0.58 (-0.79, -0.36)<0.00185.6%<0.001
 Meditation5-1.06 (-1.96, -0.17)0.02093.1%<0.001
 Tai Chi4-0.55 (-1.23, 0.13)0.11687.7%<0.001
 Qigong4-0.61 (-1.20, -0.03)0.03987.1%<0.001
 Yoga10-0.39 (-0.59, -0.18)<0.00165.6%0.002
ISI5-0.36 (-0.56, -0.15)0.0010.00%0.838
Objective-SE30.20 (-0.13, 0.52)0.23251.4%0.041
Objective-SOL4-0.03 (-0.20, 0.14)0.7280.0%0.513
Objective-TST30.19 (-0.07, 0.45)0.1560.0%0.419
Objective-WASO40.07 (-0.50, 0.63)0.81687.3%<0.001
Self-reported-SE10.67 (-0.18, 1.52)0.123
Self-reported-SOL3-0.44 (-0.77, -0.11)0.0087.0%0.341
Self-reported-TST30.49 (-0.11, 1.09)0.10664.8%0.058
Self-reported-WASO1-0.47 (-1.31,0.37)0.270

Note. Bold data indicate significant effect size.