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A Systematic Review to Identify Targets of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk to Enhance Engagement with Racial/Ethnic Minorities

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Abstract

Objectives

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a persistent public health challenge and racial/ethnic minority populations experience disparities in CVD risk factors. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been examined as a strategy to address CVD risk factors, though their potential for implementation with racial and ethnic minorities remains unclear.

Methods

This review examines primary intervention studies testing the impact of MBI on CVD risk, with a focus on critical appraisal of implementation characteristics (i.e., intervention design, delivery, uptake, and contextual factors) relevant to the engagement of racial/ethnic minority populations.

Results

A systematic review identified 30 studies published through January 2022 for inclusion. Included studies were randomized controlled trials testing meditation or mindfulness-based interventions against any control to measure change or improvement in cardiovascular health measures or risk behaviors in adults living in the US or territories. The Oxford Implementation Index was utilized to identify and extract relevant implementation data, and critical analysis of each study’s implementation process was conducted.

Conclusions

All identified studies were published between 2011 and 2021 and represent early or pilot stages of research. As such, limitations and barriers in implementation strategies for racial/ethnic minority populations were identified. This review outlines several potential targets for future research to enhance engagement with racial/ethnic minorities.

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The authors would like to acknowledge Lama Rod Owens and Valerie Brown for contributing subject matter expertise which helped in contextualizing the analysis of this work.

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    Tonya Sanchez, E. Karina Santamaria & Judson Brewer

  2. Mindfulness Center, Brown University, One Davol Square, Providence, RI, 02903, USA

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  3. School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, USA

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  4. Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, USA

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Sanchez, T., Santamaria, E.K., Brewer, J. et al. A Systematic Review to Identify Targets of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk to Enhance Engagement with Racial/Ethnic Minorities. Mindfulness 13, 2932–2951 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01986-5

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