Mindfulness Training for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Well Aging
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Enrollment
- 53
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in mindfulness skills as measured by Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (5FMQ)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about how mindfulness training may influence thinking and feeling.
Investigators
Ekaterina Denkova
Research Assistant Professor
University of Miami
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Individuals who are between 60 and 95 years of age
- •Individuals who are fluent English speakers
- •Individuals who are able to adequately and independently use electronic devices, such as a laptop, computer, or tablet, and have an Internet connection
- •Individuals who are willing and able to consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Individuals who are cognitively impaired and not independent in daily activities, such as the use of the telephone, preparing meals
- •Individuals with an active and untreated mental condition (e.g., Bipolar disorder, Major Depression) and/or hospitalization for psychological/mental health issues within the last month.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in mindfulness skills as measured by Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (5FMQ)
Time Frame: Baseline to week 10
5FMQ is a 15-item questionnaire with 5 sub-scales: observing, describing, acting with awareness, non-judgmental inner experience, and non-reactivity. The score for each sub-scale ranges from 3 to 15, a higher score is indicative of greater mindfulness skills.
Change in mindfulness skills as measured by decentering - Experiences Questionnaire (EQ).
Time Frame: Baseline to week 10
EQ Decentering is an 11-item sub-scale measuring various thoughts and experiences, and the tendency to distance from those. The decentering score ranges from 1 to 55, with a higher score indicating high level of decentering.
Change in psychological health as measured by Patient Health Questionnaire 4 items (PHQ4).
Time Frame: Baseline to week 10
PHQ4 is an ultra-brief 4-item measure of depression and anxiety with the total score ranging from 0 to 12. Higher score indicates higher level of anxiety and depression.
Change in positive affect on psychological health as measured by the short variant of the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS).
Time Frame: Baseline to week 10
The PANAS positive sub-scale includes 5 items with a score ranges from 5 to 25 with a higher score indicating a higher positive mood.
Change in negative affect on psychological health as measured by the short variant of the Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS).
Time Frame: Baseline to week 10
The PANAS negative sub-scale includes 5 items with a score ranges from 5 to 25 with a higher score indicating a higher negative mood.
Change in loneliness measured by the loneliness questions from the social isolation battery.
Time Frame: Baseline to week 10
The 3 loneliness questions from the social isolation battery will be used to measure loneliness with each question has a score ranging from 1 to 3 and a higher score indicates more loneliness.
Change in loneliness measured by a loneliness question.
Time Frame: Baseline to week 10
The loneliness question will be used to measure perceived loneliness with a score ranging from 1 to 7 and a higher score indicates more loneliness.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in well-being as measured by the Experience of Intrusions Scale (EIS)(Baseline to week 10)
- Change in attention(Baseline to week 10)
- Change in well-being as measured by the Perseverative Thought Questionnaire (PTQ)(Baseline to week 10)
- Change in well-being as measured by the short version of the perceived stress scale (PSS).(Baseline to week 10)
- Change in well-being as measured by the PERMA-Profiler(Baseline to week 10)