2672–Getting better with age: do mindfulness & psychological well-being improve in old age?

LC Hohaus, J Spark - European Psychiatry, 2013 - cambridge.org
Introduction: Mindfulness has become an increasingly popular intervention or adjunct
therapy but little is known about whether mindfulness attributes normally develop with …

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for anxiety symptoms in older adults in residential care

E Helmes, BG Ward - Aging & mental health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Anxiety in older people is under-diagnosed and poorly treated despite significant
impairments that arise from anxiety. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) has been …

The PACE study: a randomized clinical trial of cognitive activity strategy training for older people with mild cognitive impairment

MR Vidovich, NT Lautenschlager, L Flicker… - The American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The role of cognition-focused interventions in reducing cognitive decline in older
people remains uncertain. This study aimed to clarify whether a group cognitive activity (CA) …

Effects of combined cognitive and exercise interventions on cognition in older adults with and without cognitive impairment: a systematic review

LLF Law, F Barnett, MK Yau, MA Gray - Ageing research reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Global concern on the potential impact of dementia is mounting. There are emerging calls
for studies in older populations to investigate the potential benefits of combining cognitive …

The potential effects of meditation on age‐related cognitive decline: a systematic review

T Gard, BK Hölzel, SW Lazar - … of the New York Academy of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
With a rapidly aging society it becomes increasingly important to counter normal age‐related
decline in cognitive functioning. Growing evidence suggests that cognitive training programs …

The impact of cognitive training and mental stimulation on cognitive and everyday functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ME Kelly, D Loughrey, BA Lawlor, IH Robertson… - Ageing research …, 2014 - Elsevier
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigates the impact of cognitive training and
general mental stimulation on the cognitive and everyday functioning of older adults without …

Stress on health-related quality of life in older adults: the protective nature of mindfulness

CM de Frias, E Whyne - Aging & mental health, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: The current study examined whether the link between stress and health-related
quality of life was buffered by protective factors, namely mindfulness, in a sample of middle …

Cognitive training for persons with mild cognitive impairment

S Belleville - International Psychogeriatrics, 2008 - cambridge.org
Recent randomized control trials and meta-analyses of experimental studies indicate
positive effects of non-pharmacological cognitive training on the cognitive function of healthy …

Effects of combined cognitive and physical intervention on enhancing cognition in older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and …

K Han, Z Tang, Z Bai, W Su, H Zhang - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Combined cognitive and physical intervention is commonly used as a non-
pharmacological therapy to improve cognitive function in older adults, but it is uncertain …

Mindfulness meditation and improvement in sleep quality and daytime impairment among older adults with sleep disturbances: a randomized clinical trial

DS Black, GA O'Reilly, R Olmstead… - JAMA internal …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Sleep disturbances are most prevalent among older adults and often go
untreated. Treatment options for sleep disturbances remain limited, and there is a need for …