An adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction program for elders in a continuing care retirement community: Quantitative and qualitative results from a pilot randomized controlled trial

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 518-538

  Moss, Aleezé S ^a   Reibel, Diane K ^a   Greeson, Jeffrey M ^b   Thapar, Anjali ^c   Bubb, Rebecca ^c   Salmon, Jacqueline ^a   Newberg, Andrew B ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

continuing care communities; elders; mindfulness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS; MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION PROGRAM; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING; YOGA; DEPRESSION; HOME FOR THE AGED; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINDFULNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930363821     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464814559411     Document Type: Article

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