Empowering the elderly mind: Mindfulness as a tool to improve psychological resilience and quality of life.
Gomathi Sivaprakash, Venkatesh Mathankumar Vasudevan, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran, Marudan Anbalagan, Jayalakshmi Lakhmanan, Elilarasi Mani, Packiyalakshmi Muthuchy
Bioinformation 2025 DOI: 10.6026/973206300212661 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 60 |
| Population | Older adults |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) |
| Duration | 8-week intervention |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Quality of life Geriatrics Psychological well-being |
| Key findings | MBSR significantly improved quality of life and psychological well-being in older adults, with a moderate positive correlation between the two domains in the experimental group. |
Abstract
The effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in enhancing the quality of life and mental health of older adults is of interest. A quasi-experimental design with 60 participants was used, with an experimental group undergoing MBSR and a control group receiving routine care. Results showed a significant positive correlation between improved quality of life and psychological well-being in the experimental group (r = 0.46, p = 0.01). The control group exhibited poor correlation (r = 0.15, p = 0.32). MBSR significantly improved both domains, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing elderly mental health and quality of life.
Comparable studies
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|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |