Examining mindfulness-based stress reduction: Perceptions from minority older adults residing in a low-income housing facility

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Szanton, Sarah L ^a   Wenzel, Jennifer ^a   Connolly, Amy B ^b   Piferi, Rachel L ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Independent Contractor   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mindfulness; Older adults; Stress reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GRANDCHILD; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION; PAIN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; MINORITY GROUPS; PAIN; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79957643507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-44     Document Type: Article

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