Abstract
To our knowledge, no published systematic review has described the effects of mindful walking on mental and cardiovascular health. We have aimed to fill this gap by first establishing our systematic review protocol. Our protocol was adapted from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and is registered in PROSPERO (Registration Number: CRD42021241180). The protocol is described step-by-step in this paper, which we wrote to achieve three objectives: to adhere to the best practices stated in the PRISMA guidelines, to ensure procedural transparency, and to enable readers to co-opt our protocol for future systematic reviews on mindful walking and related topics. To achieve our third objective, we provide and explain a novel tool we created to track the sources we will find and screen for our review. Ultimately, the protocol and novel tool will lead to the first published systematic review about mindful walking and will also facilitate future systematic reviews.
Highlights
Much of the global population suffers from poor mental and cardiovascular health
That protocol is described in this paper to achieve three objectives: 1) To adhere to the best practices stated in the PRISMA guidelines; 2) To ensure procedural transparency; and 3) To enable readers to co-opt our protocol for future systematic reviews on mindful walking and related topics
Our systematic review will be the first to describe the effects of mindful walking on mental and cardiovascular health
Summary
Much of the global population suffers from poor mental and cardiovascular health. The prevalence of mental disorders among adults is 17.6% and 29.2% over one-year and a lifetime, respectively [1]. The leading cause of death among adults is cardiovascular diseases (CVD) [2]. Adults’ mental and cardiovascular health may be worsening because of the obesity epidemic. 10.8% and 14.9% of adult males and females have obesity, respectively [3]. The prevalence of mental disorders, CVD, and obesity has grown despite new medical knowledge and medications. This paradox has prompted researchers to study unconventional treatments. Whether mindful exercise eases the burden of poor mental and cardiovascular health is not yet known
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