Efectos de las intervenciones de mindfulness sobre las funciones ejecutivas en adultos: una revisión sistemática
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mindfulness, funciones ejecutivas, flexibilidad cognitiva, memoria de trabajo, control cognitivoResumen
Las funciones ejecutivas son procesos cognitivos que permiten afrontar obstáculos inesperados, ver una misma situación desde diferentes perspectivas, centrarse en una actividad y resistir impulsos. Las intervenciones de mindfulness pueden mejorar las funciones ejecutivas porque las entrenan directamente y reducen los factores que las perjudican. Para una mejor comprensión de estos efectos, se realizó una revisión sistemática de ensayos controlados aleatorios, de los últimos 5 años, sobre los efectos de las intervenciones de mindfulness en las funciones ejecutivas en adultos, con edades entre 18 y 60 años. Se encontraron 1304 artículos, luego se eliminar duplicados, y al leer el título y el resumen quedaron 32 artículos. Después de la lectura completa de estos artículos y el análisis del riesgo de sesgo, restaron 6 artículos. En todos los estudios se encontraron efectos positivos sobre diferentes funciones ejecutivas, como la atención, el control cognitivo y la flexibilidad psicológica, derivados de la participación de este tipo de intervenciones, y en cuatro de estos estudios, los efectos fueron mayores que los observados en el grupo de control. Las intervenciones basadas mindfulness demuestran potencial para mejorar las funciones ejecutivas de control inhibitorio, la memoria de trabajo y la flexibilidad cognitiva tanto para poblaciones clínicas como no clínicas.
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