Effects of Mindfulness-Based Elder Care (MBEC) on symptoms of depression and anxiety and spiritual well-being of institutionalized seniors with disabilities: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the need to incorporate seniors from various settings into mindfulness-based empirical research, issues of geriatric frailties and non-compliance remain. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a mindfulness-based elder care (MBEC) program on mental health and spiritual well-being among seniors with disabilities in long-term care residential settings.

Methods

This single-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) randomly assigned seventy-seven participants into an MBEC group or control group of an eight-week MBEC program. Participants were assessed every four weeks at baseline (T₀), mid-intervention (T₁), post-intervention (T₂) and follow-up (T₃) using the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS-SF), the St

SUBMITTER: Hsiung Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439662 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature