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Table 4 Continuous Moderators of the Effects of Mindfulness based intervention on Depression

From: Effects of online mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) on anxiety symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Moderator

k

Slope

SE

Tau2

Qmodel

p

Study characteristic

      

Publication year

30

− 0.072

0.04

0.09

3.23

0.072

Sample characteristic

      

Age (mean)

22

− 0.001

0.01

0.10

0.03

0.855

Method characteristic

      

%Attrition

29

− 0.001

0.01

0.06

4.59

0.032

Reliability of anxiety instruments

12

-2.38

2.67

0.10

0.08

0.375

Intervention characteristics

      

Intervention length (total week)

26

− 0.011

0.02

0.09

0.20

0.653

Online MBI sessions per week

27

− 0.024

0.02

0.08

1.69

0.194

Duration of Online MBI min./session

9

0.000

0.00

0.05

0.00

0.944

Dose (Length x Duration)

8

0.00

0.00

0.05

0.01

0.943

Days After intervention measured

30

− 0.001

0.00

0.10

0.23

0.635

  1. k = number of comparisons, Q = heterogeneity statistics