Meditation and workplace health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of mental and cardiometabolic outcomes among employees
Health Psychology Review April 16, 2026 Mahesh Kumar Khanal, Peter Saunders, Kathy Nguyen et al.
Employees are severely affected by psychological distress, poor cardiometabolic health, and reduced productivity. Meditation has emerged as a potential strategy to enhance overall health. This systematic review synthesised the effectiveness of meditation for improving employees’ mental health and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) markers across 132 randomised controlled trials (145 intervention groups...