Benefits of Mindfulness Training for Patients With Progressive Cognitive Decline and Their Caregivers
| Autor: | Joshua Rooks, Ken A. Paller, Kathryn L. Gigler, Adam Safron, Sandra Weintraub, Mary O’Hara, Paul J. Reber, Darby Morhardt, Jessica D. Creery, M.-Marsel Mesulam, Jessica Kiragu, Susan M. Florczak, Michael Maslar, John M. Molony |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Mindfulness media_common.quotation_subject Population Disease Article Progressive cognitive decline Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Dementia Quality (business) Psychiatry education Aged media_common Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study General Neuroscience Middle Aged medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Treatment Outcome Caregivers Disease Progression Psychotherapy Group Caregiver stress Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Cognition Disorders Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementiasr. 30:257-267 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2731 1533-3175 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1533317514545377 |
| Popis: | New strategies are needed to help people cope with the repercussions of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Patients and caregivers face different challenges, but here we investigated an intervention tailored for this combined population. The program focused on training skills such as attending to the present moment nonjudgmentally, which may help reduce maladaptive emotional responses. Patients participated together with caregivers in weekly group sessions over 8 weeks. An assessment battery was individually administered before and after the program. Pre–post analyses revealed several benefits, including increased quality-of-life ratings, fewer depressive symptoms, and better subjective sleep quality. In addition, participants indicated that they were grateful for the opportunity to learn to apply mindfulness skills and that they would recommend the program to others. In conclusion, mindfulness training can be beneficial for patients and their caregivers, it can be delivered at low cost to combined groups, and it is worthy of further investigation. |
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