Adapting Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities.
Christian Terry, Michael Penland, Devon Garland, Wendy Wang, Taylor Burton, Alissa Dark-Freudeman
Gerontology & geriatric medicine 2021 DOI: 10.1177/23337214211057703 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pilot study Qualitative Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 8 |
| Population | Residents of two skilled nursing facilities in the southeastern United States |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Adaptation Mindfulness-based stress reduction Long-term care facilities Skilled nursing facilities Mindfulness-based intervention |
| Key points | The authors propose a modified individual mindfulness-based intervention adapted for long-term care facility residents, with weekly individual instructor meetings, no yoga or full-day silent retreat, and shortened formal practices. They report that these adaptations produced an intervention accessible to most residents while still providing benefits associated with traditional group mindfulness-based interventions. |
Abstract
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have received increased clinical attention in recent years. While some MBI research has focused on healthy older adults, research with more emotionally and physically vulnerable populations, such as residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs), is lacking. The current paper presents quantitative and qualitative results from a pilot study of an individual MBI designed for residents of LTCFs. Participants included 8 residents from two skilled nursing facilities in the southeastern United States. Data were collected between October 2016 through June 2017. A modified MBI is proposed with specific adaptations for LTCF residents. Recommended adaptations for LTCFs include a shift from a group to an individual format, individual weekly instructor-participant meetings, removal of the yoga and full-day silent retreat and shortening the duration of the formal practices. The current study found that these adaptations result in an individual MBI that is accessible to most LTCF residents while still providing the associated benefits of traditional group MBIs.
Comparable studies
Other non-randomized and open-label trials on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients Early-stage breast and prostate cancer patients | 2003 | Pre-post intervention study | n = 59 |
| Exploring self‐compassion and empathy in the context of mindfulness‐based stress reduction (MBSR) Community sample | 2010 | Pre-post intervention study | |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Lowers Psychological Distress In Medical Students Second-year medical students | 2003 | Prospective nonrandomized cohort-controlled study | n = 302 |
| Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators. Retreat participants and matched controls | 2011 | Controlled trial with wait-list control group | n = 60 |
| The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training for Children with ADHD and Mindful Parenting for their Parents Children aged 8-12 with ADHD and their parents | 2011 | Within-group waitlist controlled trial | n = 22 |
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