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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Contextual Behav Sci. 2019 Jun 19;13:74–93. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2019.06.002

Table A.1:

Reasons for exclusion of full-text screened articles

Reason for Exclusion Number Excluded
Not acceptance/mindfulness-based intervention 34
Presented same data as another study that was already included in the meta-analysis (e.g., process examination, dissertation that was subsequently published) 27
Not RCT 32
Weight loss/smoking cessation not reported as outcome 30
Targeted at a population with potential medical or psychological confound 10
Lab-based intervention/manipulation 9
Not dissertation, peer-reviewed publication, or registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (i.e., thesis) 5
Not framed as smoking cessation intervention (for smoking studies) 2
Not acceptance/mindfulness vs. control 2
Study design only 1
Could not access 1
=153 excluded

Note. RCT = Randomized Controlled Trial