Table 2.

Qualitative synthesis: characteristics of included studies

Study	Year	Population	Sample size	% Male	Age (M (SD))	Instructors	Intervention	Comparator	Program length/time
Pradhan et al.	2007	RAa	63	12.7	C: 56(9) M: 53(11)	Certified in MBSR	MBSR	Wait-list	8 weeks# + 3 booster sessions
Fogarty et al.	2015	RAb	42	12.0	C: 55(13) M: 52(12)	Clinical psychologists trained in MBSR, University setting	MBSR	Wait-list	8 weeks#
Zautra et al. +post hoc analysis by Davis et al.	2008	RAa ±recurrent depression (n = 37, +depression)	144	31.9	+Depression M: 46(13) P: 51(11) E: 51(14) -Depression M:57(15) P: 56(13) E: 52(13)	Clinical psychologists, University Setting	Mindfulness meditation and emotion regulation therapy (n = 48)	CBT-P (n = 52) Education (n = 44)	8 weekly 2-h group sessions
Zangi et al.	2011	RAb, AS, PSA, other inflammatory arthritis	71	21.1	C: 55(9) M: 53(9)	Health professionals trained in VTP	Vitality training program	Routine care + CD for home practice	10 group sessions (4.5 h.) over 15 weeks +booster session at 6 months
Shadick et al.	2013	RAa	79	10.2	C: 59(12) M: 58(14)	IFS trained therapist	Internal family systems	Education	6 biweekly group sessions followed by monthly group sessions + 15 biweekly 50-min individual meetings concurrently over 36 weeks

^aPhysician diagnosed RA

^b1987 ACR RA Diagnostic Criteria

C control, M MBI, P CBT-P, E Education, AS ankylosing spondylitis, PSA psoriatic arthritis