Effect of Mindfulness- Based Stress Reduction Program in the Elderly onSpiritual Well- Being and Meaning of Life

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging Well; Nursing Caries

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06712056

MYSevimoğlu

Details and patient eligibility

About

This quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group will be conducted to determine the effect of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program on spiritual well-being and the meaning of life among the elderly.

Full description

Aging is a natural part of the life process, during which individuals undergo numerous biological, psychological, and social changes. In this period, people often engage in reflecting on past life experiences, seeking meaning in life, and searching for a spiritual direction. At the same time, physical limitations brought about by aging, social isolation, and losses can increase stress levels in older individuals. Stress can have adverse effects on their health, including anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and overall health deterioration.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) helps individuals develop skills to accept the present moment, cope with stress, and regulate emotions. Spiritual well-being plays a significant role in enhancing the quality of life for older adults. The MBSR program enables older individuals to consciously focus their attention on the present moment, allowing them to live more mindfully in the "here and now" instead of dwelling on past anxieties or future worries.

This study examines the effects of the MBSR program on spiritual well-being and meaning-making in older adults, highlighting the importance of spiritual support and mindfulness practices in later life. The research aims to contribute to spiritual support programs for older individuals. A hypothesis will be tested to determine whether there is a difference between the intervention and control groups after the program's implementation.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being 65 years or older,

  • Living in the nursing home where the research will be conducted,
  • Being competent to continue the health education program,
  • Getting at least 23 points from SMMT
  • No hearing-visual impairment,
  • Being literate,
  • Volunteering to participate in research.

Exclusion criteria

• Having a communication barrier,
• Being diagnosed with dementia,
• Not having attended any session of the eight-session training program,
• Getting a score lower than 23 points from SMMT,
• Having psychosis or mental disability that may cause cognitive impairment,
• Do not have a terminal illness.
• Not having participated in any of the Pretest, Posttest-1 and Posttest-2.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm and İnterventional

Experimental group

Description:

MBSR training will be given to this experimental group. To assess the cognitive status of the elderly, the "Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination" was used for those with primary or higher education levels, and the "Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination for the Uneducated" for those without primary education. Only elderly individuals scoring 23 or above on the Mini-Mental State Examination were included in the study. The elderly participants received mindfulness training (8 sessions), and personal questionnaire forms, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Meaning in Life Scale were administered before the intervention and post-intervention (at the 1st and 3rd months).The training is include awareness, staying in the moment, awareness of body, emotion, thought and environment, and breathing exercise techniques.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness

İnterventional

No Intervention group

Description:

MBRS training will not be given to this control group