A randomized controlled trial with 122 Indonesian university students tested whether a four-week mindfulness breathing meditation program (15 minutes per session) could reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. The intervention group showed a statistically significant reduction in these symptoms compared to the control group on the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-42). No differences were found based on religion. The findings suggest that brief mindfulness meditation can help improve psychological well-being among university students.
Mindfulness breathing meditation improved psychological well-being among nurses caring for COVID-19 patients. Fifty nurses were divided into an intervention group and a control group of 25 each. Scores on the Indonesian version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale showed significant differences between pre- and post-intervention means for both groups.
A systematic review of 13 randomized controlled trials found that mindfulness-based interventions incorporating explicit spiritual or meaning-centered components can improve psychological and spiritual well-being in patients with advanced and palliative cancer. The interventions, delivered either in hospitals or remotely, addressed anxiety, depression, distress, quality of life, and spiritual outcomes such as meaning, peace, and existential acceptance. The evidence suggests that integrative psycho-spiritual care models may benefit oncology and palliative care, though the authors call for standardized frameworks and mechanism-driven research across diverse populations.