Individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) commonly experience neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), which increase the risk of subsequently developing dementia. This meta-analysis suggests that providing mindfulness-based interventions to persons with SCD or MCI may improve short-term measures of anxiety, stress and quality of life. The impact of these interventions on other measures or in longer-term follow-up remains unclear.

To better assess the effectiveness of mindfulness training, future randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will need to be larger and longer duration, should employ strategies to optimise adherence to interventions and should evaluate a range of...