Mindfulness improves inflammatory biomarker levels in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Few randomized controlled trials investigated the effects of mindfulness intervention on older adults diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Furthermore, there have been hypotheses and theoretical mechanisms on the benefits of mindfulness intervention on biomarkers of stress, inflammation, and neuroplasticity implicated in MCI that warrant empirical evidence. We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial to examine whether Mindful Awareness Practice (MAP) improved biomarker levels in older adults with MCI. Fifty-five community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and above were randomized into either the treatment arm, MAP, or the active control arm, the health education program (HEP). Researchers who were blinded to treatment allocation assessed the outcomes at baseline, 3-month, and

SUBMITTER: Ng TKS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7026149 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature