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Leila Karimi

2 papers in the library · publishing 2024-2026

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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...

The promising role of Transcendental Meditation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews July 28, 2024 Mahesh Kumar Khanal, Leila Karimi, Peter Saunders et al.

Psychological distress has a demonstrable impact on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and risk factors. Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been shown to reduce stress and improve health and well‐being. The current review aimed to synthesize the evidence on the effects of TM on cardiometabolic outcomes and identify gaps for future research. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Web of...