Mechanism of the effectiveness of mindfulness on intrinsic capacity in elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases: a dual-pathway emotion regulation framework
BMC Geriatrics February 26, 2026 Yanyin Cui, Shanyan Lei, Fang Yang
BACKGROUND: Elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD) face long-term disease survivorship accompanied by widespread multidimensional functional impairments in intrinsic capacity (IC). Mindfulness interventions are recognized as effective adjunctive therapies that complement pharmacological treatments and the multifaceted therapeutic needs of patients. To explore the mechanisms...