Menopause insomnia review reports sleep benefits with several non-drug approaches
Mindfulness ranked highest in a network analysis, but the abstract leaves the practical meaning and comparative certainty of that ranking unclear.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
The analysis reported better sleep quality with mindfulness, exercise, yoga, massage, acupuncture, aromatherapy, relaxation and cognitive behavioral therapy compared with control conditions. Mindfulness received the highest statistical ranking. The abstract does not establish how noticeable these improvements were, how long they lasted, or whether the ranking reflects a dependable advantage over other approaches.
This abstract-based explanation lacks the sleep-quality scale, control details, intervention durations and quality-assessment results. These omissions limit interpretation of the reported benefits and confidence in comparisons between approaches.
What researchers found
Sleep quality with mindfulness
Mindfulness versus a control condition in the network analysis. The measurement scale and assessment timeframe were not reported in the abstract.
The outcome was sleep quality
The review examined sleep quality among menopausal women with insomnia. The abstract does not report whether insomnia resolved or whether broader health outcomes improved, so the findings remain specific to sleep quality.
Understanding the ranking
Mindfulness led the statistical ranking, and the other listed approaches also showed benefits against controls. Detailed comparisons between active approaches are absent from the abstract, leaving their relative advantages uncertain.
The original publication
Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for menopause-related insomnia: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.
Wang Z, Yang H, Li S et al.
Maturitas · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40907338
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