Effects of Self-Guided Digital Mindfulness Interventions on the Mental Health of Health Care Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Natsu Sasaki, Akiomi Inoue, Mako Iida, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Yuka Kobayashi, Asuka Sakuraya, Hisashi Eguchi, Kanami Tsuno, Yu Komase, Yasumasa Otsuka, Mai Iwanaga, Reiko Inoue, Kazuto Kuribayashi, Ayako Hino, Hiroki Asaoka, Satoru Kanamori, Yuta Inagawa, Takenori Yamauchi, Hiroki Ikeda, Go Muto, Rika Kato, Takuro Okuyama, Naomichi Tani, Noriko Kojimahara, Takeshi Ebara, Akihito Shimazu, Akizumi Tsutsumi, Norito Kawakami, Kotaro Imamura

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DOI: 10.2196/74272
Published: 2026-08-21
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@article{allodium:10.2196/74272,
  title = {Effects of Self-Guided Digital Mindfulness Interventions on the Mental Health of Health Care Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials},
  author = {Natsu Sasaki and Akiomi Inoue and Mako Iida and Kazuhiro Watanabe and Yuka Kobayashi and Asuka Sakuraya and Hisashi Eguchi and Kanami Tsuno and Yu Komase and Yasumasa Otsuka and Mai Iwanaga and Reiko Inoue and Kazuto Kuribayashi and Ayako Hino and Hiroki Asaoka and Satoru Kanamori and Yuta Inagawa and Takenori Yamauchi and Hiroki Ikeda and Go Muto and Rika Kato and Takuro Okuyama and Naomichi Tani and Noriko Kojimahara and Takeshi Ebara and Akihito Shimazu and Akizumi Tsutsumi and Norito Kawakami and Kotaro Imamura},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JMIR mHealth and uHealth},
  doi = {10.2196/74272},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/74272}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of Self-Guided Digital Mindfulness Interventions on the Mental Health of Health Care Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
AU  - Natsu Sasaki
AU  - Akiomi Inoue
AU  - Mako Iida
AU  - Kazuhiro Watanabe
AU  - Yuka Kobayashi
AU  - Asuka Sakuraya
AU  - Hisashi Eguchi
AU  - Kanami Tsuno
AU  - Yu Komase
AU  - Yasumasa Otsuka
AU  - Mai Iwanaga
AU  - Reiko Inoue
AU  - Kazuto Kuribayashi
AU  - Ayako Hino
AU  - Hiroki Asaoka
AU  - Satoru Kanamori
AU  - Yuta Inagawa
AU  - Takenori Yamauchi
AU  - Hiroki Ikeda
AU  - Go Muto
AU  - Rika Kato
AU  - Takuro Okuyama
AU  - Naomichi Tani
AU  - Noriko Kojimahara
AU  - Takeshi Ebara
AU  - Akihito Shimazu
AU  - Akizumi Tsutsumi
AU  - Norito Kawakami
AU  - Kotaro Imamura
PY  - 2026
JO  - JMIR mHealth and uHealth
DO  - 10.2196/74272
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APA

Sasaki, N., Inoue, A., Iida, M., Watanabe, K., Kobayashi, Y., Sakuraya, A., Eguchi, H., Tsuno, K., Komase, Y., Otsuka, Y., Iwanaga, M., Inoue, R., Kuribayashi, K., Hino, A., Asaoka, H., Kanamori, S., Inagawa, Y., Yamauchi, T., Ikeda, H., Muto, G., Kato, R., Okuyama, T., Tani, N., Kojimahara, N., Ebara, T., Shimazu, A., Tsutsumi, A., Kawakami, N., & Imamura, K. (2026). Effects of Self-Guided Digital Mindfulness Interventions on the Mental Health of Health Care Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. https://doi.org/10.2196/74272

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