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Effect of interventions for stress management on blood pressure changes in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Key takeaways

This review combined many trials on stress management. It found that these methods can lower blood pressure in healthy adults. Lower blood pressure helps protect the kidneys over time.

Who did this work

Kamijima J (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.) · Ikeda A (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. [email protected].) · Charvat H (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.) · Ohira T (Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.) · Muraki I (Department of Public Health Medicine, Institute of Medicine, and Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.) · Okamura T (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.) · Sato S (Department of Epidemiology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan.) · Miura M (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.) · Li Q (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.) · Ikeda S (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.) · Yamagishi K (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.) · Tanigawa T (Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD mind-body · 2026-10-03
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-026-01236-4