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Table 1 Overview of sample demographic and substance use characteristics

From: Do mindfulness-based interventions change brain function in people with substance dependence? A systematic review of the fMRI evidence

Author, year

N total(female)

Age, mean

Substance exposure at baseline

MRI assessment

MBI

Control

MBI

Control

Type

Duration (years)

Quantity

Fahmy, Wasfi (26)

16(1)

16(1)

30

32

Opiates

10

-

Baseline + Follow-up

Janes, Datko (28)

33(20)

34(25)

46

43

Nicotine

-

17 cig/day

Baseline + Follow-up

Kragel, Sweitzer (30)

5(2)

-

18+

-

Nicotine

17

≥10 cig/day

Baseline + Follow-up

Froeliger, Mathew (27)

7(3)

6(1)

50

48

Nicotine

25

22 cig/day

Baseline + Follow-up

Kober, Brewer (29)

11(4)

12(3)

48

49

Nicotine

-

18 cig/day

Follow-up

Tang, Tang (9)

Smokers: 14(4)

Non-smoker: 18+

Smokers: 11(4)

Non-smoker: 15

22

22

Nicotine

-

10 cig/day

Baseline + Follow-up

Westbrook, Creswell (2)

54(37)

-

45

-

Nicotine

26

18 cig/day

Single scan

  1. Abbreviations: MBI, Mindfulness−based intervention; N, Number of participants; cig; cigarettes