A randomized clinical trial of mindfulness training versus a health promotion program: Impact on cognitive and mental health in older immigrants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has shown benefits for cognition and stress relief. Enhancing these functions may have a protective role in vulnerable populations, particularly older immigrants who face a higher risk of neurodegenerative disease. However, whether MBSR can have positive effects on cognitive and affective functions in these populations remains understudied. This trial compared the effects of MBSR with a health promotion program (HPP) in older immigrants.

Methods

In this single-center, randomized, double-blind controlled trial, 151 Portuguese-speaking older immigrants (≥55 years old) residing in Luxembourg were screened and 89 participants (age range: 55-80, M age: 62.58 years ± 6.08, 72 % women) were randomized to 2-month weekly gro

SUBMITTER: Teixeira-Santos AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12593566 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature