Effects of mindfulness training on cognition and well-being in healthy older adults

S Mallya, AJ Fiocco - Mindfulness, 2016 - Springer
Adults over the age of 65 years are now the fastest growing segment of the Canadian
population. Although individual differences exist, aging is commonly associated with …

Can mindfulness-based interventions influence cognitive functioning in older adults? A review and considerations for future research

L Berk, M van Boxtel, J van Os - Aging & Mental Health, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: An increased need exists to examine factors that protect against age-related
cognitive decline. There is preliminary evidence that meditation can improve cognitive …

Effectiveness of a mindfulness intervention for older adults to improve emotional well‐being and cognitive function in a Chinese population: A randomized waitlist …

EKP Lee, B Wong, PHS Chan… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background To investigate the effect of a modified mindfulness‐based stress reduction
(mMBSR) program on mental well‐being and cognitive function of older adults. Method Two …

Mindfulness-based stress reduction: Effect on emotional distress in older adults

LA Young, MJ Baime - Complementary health practice …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Mindfulness training may help seniors successfully manage the physical and
psychological challenges of aging in a manner that reduces distress and promotes vitality …

Mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with older adults: A qualitative review of randomized controlled outcome research

H Hazlett-Stevens, J Singer, A Chong - Clinical gerontologist, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Many older adults cope with various chronic physical health conditions, and in
some cases, with mental health and/or cognitive difficulties. Mindfulness-based interventions …

Emotional benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction in older adults: the moderating roles of age and depressive symptom severity

AM Gallegos, M Hoerger, NL Talbot… - Aging & mental …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To examine the effects of age and depressive symptom severity on changes in
positive affect among older adults randomly assigned to a Mindfulness-Based Stress …

Mindfulness-based stress reduction in middle-aged and older adults with memory complaints: a mixed-methods study

L Berk, R Hotterbeekx, J van Os… - Aging & Mental …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: In a rapidly aging world population, an increasingly large group faces age-
related decline in cognitive functioning. Cognitive complaints of older adults are often …

Mindfulness, Education, and Exercise for age-related cognitive decline: study protocol, pilot study results, and description of the baseline sample

JL Wetherell, HS Ripperger, M Voegtle… - Clinical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background/Aims Age-related cognitive decline is a pervasive problem in our aging
population. To date, no pharmacological treatments to halt or reverse cognitive decline are …

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 …

Mindfulness skills training: a pilot study of changes in mindfulness, emotion regulation, and self-perception of aging in older participants

K Turner - Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
A randomized clinical trial was conducted to investigate the impact of an eight-session
mindfulness meditation (MM) training versus a control training. The older adult participants …