Compassion Meditation for Distressed Older Veterans: A Feasibility Study
CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the feasibility of CM training in older Veterans with psychological distress, though dropouts highlighted potential need for additional strategies to facilitate telehealth participation.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Older Veterans appear amenable to meditation-based practices, provided they are easy to access.PMID:38409790 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2322056 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 27, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Anne Malaktaris Caitlin L McLean Pollyanna Casmar Julie Kangas Hayley Myers Gage Chu Rachel C Phillips Jeanne E Maglione Barton W Palmer Ariel J Lang Source Type: research
Reflective Functioning and Financial Exploitation Vulnerability in Older Adults: The Importance of Significant Others
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that low reflective functioning may be associated with increased risk of financial exploitation, specifically in certain populations of older adults.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Care providers of older adults may consider assessing for, and identifying older adults with low reflective functioning, in order to prevent or intervene in the event of a potentially exploitative situation.PMID:38389427 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2320921 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Gali H Weissberger Yoav S Bergman Source Type: research
Evaluation of a Photo Captioning Cognitive Empathy Intervention for Dementia Caregivers
CONCLUSION: These findings warrant a larger replication study that includes a control condition and follows participants to establish the duration of the intervention effects.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Cognitive empathy interventions may improve caregiver mental health and are worthy of further investigation.PMID:38372125 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2317972 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: James K Rilling Minwoo Lee Julie McIsaac Sophie Factor Paige Gallagher Joseph H Kim Jiajin Zhang Carolyn Zhou Thomas W McDade Kenneth Hepburn Molly M Perkins Source Type: research
Associations of Depression/Anxiety with Technology Use, Discontinued Use, and Nonuse in Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: The findings expand the existing knowledge base regarding potential impact of technology use on mental health beyond the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: More concerted efforts are warranted to help older adults' technology uptake and continued use and to promote mental health benefits of technology use.PMID:38372144 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2318478 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Namkee G Choi C Nathan Marti Bryan Y Choi Source Type: research
Evaluation of a Photo Captioning Cognitive Empathy Intervention for Dementia Caregivers
CONCLUSION: These findings warrant a larger replication study that includes a control condition and follows participants to establish the duration of the intervention effects.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Cognitive empathy interventions may improve caregiver mental health and are worthy of further investigation.PMID:38372125 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2317972 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: James K Rilling Minwoo Lee Julie McIsaac Sophie Factor Paige Gallagher Joseph H Kim Jiajin Zhang Carolyn Zhou Thomas W McDade Kenneth Hepburn Molly M Perkins Source Type: research
Associations of Depression/Anxiety with Technology Use, Discontinued Use, and Nonuse in Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: The findings expand the existing knowledge base regarding potential impact of technology use on mental health beyond the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: More concerted efforts are warranted to help older adults' technology uptake and continued use and to promote mental health benefits of technology use.PMID:38372144 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2318478 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Namkee G Choi C Nathan Marti Bryan Y Choi Source Type: research
Evaluation of a Photo Captioning Cognitive Empathy Intervention for Dementia Caregivers
CONCLUSION: These findings warrant a larger replication study that includes a control condition and follows participants to establish the duration of the intervention effects.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Cognitive empathy interventions may improve caregiver mental health and are worthy of further investigation.PMID:38372125 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2317972 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: James K Rilling Minwoo Lee Julie McIsaac Sophie Factor Paige Gallagher Joseph H Kim Jiajin Zhang Carolyn Zhou Thomas W McDade Kenneth Hepburn Molly M Perkins Source Type: research
Associations of Depression/Anxiety with Technology Use, Discontinued Use, and Nonuse in Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: The findings expand the existing knowledge base regarding potential impact of technology use on mental health beyond the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: More concerted efforts are warranted to help older adults' technology uptake and continued use and to promote mental health benefits of technology use.PMID:38372144 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2318478 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Namkee G Choi C Nathan Marti Bryan Y Choi Source Type: research
Evaluation of a Photo Captioning Cognitive Empathy Intervention for Dementia Caregivers
CONCLUSION: These findings warrant a larger replication study that includes a control condition and follows participants to establish the duration of the intervention effects.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Cognitive empathy interventions may improve caregiver mental health and are worthy of further investigation.PMID:38372125 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2317972 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: James K Rilling Minwoo Lee Julie McIsaac Sophie Factor Paige Gallagher Joseph H Kim Jiajin Zhang Carolyn Zhou Thomas W McDade Kenneth Hepburn Molly M Perkins Source Type: research
Associations of Depression/Anxiety with Technology Use, Discontinued Use, and Nonuse in Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: The findings expand the existing knowledge base regarding potential impact of technology use on mental health beyond the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: More concerted efforts are warranted to help older adults' technology uptake and continued use and to promote mental health benefits of technology use.PMID:38372144 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2318478 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 19, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Namkee G Choi C Nathan Marti Bryan Y Choi Source Type: research
Emotion Regulation Use Varies Across Socioecological Levels of Pandemic Stress in Older Adults
CONCLUSION: Quantitative assessments may underestimate significant older adult distress and maladaptive coping toward global stressors. Findings should be replicated with more diverse populations beyond the COVID-19 context.PMID:38367001 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2024.2316688 (Source: Clinical Gerontologist)
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - February 17, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Bruna Martins-Klein Eric E Griffith Kristin Heideman Irina Orlovsky Ziyuan Chen Elizabeth Alwan Source Type: research
