Feasibility and Pilot Testing of a Mindfulness Intervention for Frail Older Adults and Individuals With Dementia

Over the past 2 decades, mindfulness has gained increasing popularity in the West as a means to develop a deeper sense of happiness and personal calm. Mindfulness is proposed as a potentially useful practice for an array of health conditions, including anxiety disorders, chronic pain, overeating, depression, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (Didonna, 2009). Mindfulness research is a current funding priority of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the National Institutes of Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2017). On the surface,

Source: Research in gerontological nursing - March 2, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Christine R. Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA Source Type: research