Life Satisfaction and Psychopathology in Institutionalized Elderly People

NCT ID: NCT02774018

Last Updated: 2016-05-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 12 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-06-30
• Study Completion Date: 2015-10-31

Brief Summary

The present study attempted to test the benefits of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in Portuguese institutionalized elderly people, as a way to improve life satisfaction and reduce psychopathology. The sample included 12 institutionalized elderly people, with ages between 65 and 91 (M = 82.58 years; SD = 7.87), that filled several selfreport questionnaires and were assessed with Mini Mental State Examination. Participants attended to an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (KabatZinn,1994), with 48 sessions (16 weeks) and Participants were evaluated before and after the intervention.

Conditions

Anxiety Depression (Mild or Not Persistent)

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

12 institutionalized elderly people

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• literacy
• age above 65 years

Exclusion Criteria

• presence of cognitive or sensorial
• impairment

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 95 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Irmandade da Misericórdia de Albergaria-a-Velha

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Daniel Seabra

Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

01_PSI_MINDFULNESS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id