Mind-body therapies improved sleep and mood scores around menopause
A review of randomized trials found better sleep, depression and anxiety scores than usual care or no intervention, but it does not establish which approach works best.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Across the included trials, mind-body therapies improved pooled sleep quality, depression and anxiety scores in women around or after menopause. The therapies covered diverse activities, so the overall finding should not be read as proof that each approach has the same effect or that any particular therapy is best.
This abstract-based summary is limited by missing questionnaire names, absolute score changes, detailed adverse-event findings and a common follow-up period. These gaps limit judgments about noticeable symptom relief, safety and durability.
What researchers found
Sleep quality: standardized mean difference
Mind-body therapies versus usual care or no intervention; assessment timing was not reported. Negative values favored the therapies.
What the sleep estimate means
The pooled sleep estimate expresses differences on a standardized scale, allowing outcomes from different measures to be combined. It is not a percentage improvement and does not show how many women experienced noticeable relief.
Why subgroup patterns need care
The review also compared therapy types and intervention lengths in subgroup analyses. These patterns do not establish which approach or duration works best, because the abstract does not describe direct randomized comparisons designed to answer those questions.
The original publication
Mind-body therapies for sleep disturbances, depression, and anxiety in menopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Fan Z, Zhang Y, Shu Y et al.
Front Public Health · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41341454
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