在COVID-19大流行期间为老年人提供在线正念培训:一种使用多方法评估方法的随机对照试验
Ekaterina Denkova1, Jordan Barry1, Anthony P Zanesco1
1Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Aging & mental health
|September 13, 2023
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间,正念训练 (MT) 可能会增强老年人 (OA) 的正念和幸福感的一些方面. 然而,在心理健康或认知表现方面没有发现显著的改善.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19的流行,人们越来越需要研究老年人心理健康的干预措施.
- 正念训练 (MT) 是一种潜在的干预措施,可以改善这一人口群体的福祉.
- 在疫情相关的限制期间,MT课程的在线交付变得至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估为期4周的在线,由教练领导的老年人正念训练 (MT) 课程的有效性.
- 在COVID-19大流行期间评估MT对正念,情绪健康,心理健康和认知表现的影响.
主要方法:
- 53名老年人 (OA) 被随机分为两个组.
- 一组在T1和T2之间接受了为期4周的在线MT课程;另一组在T2和T3之间接受了该课程.
- 测量包括正念,情绪健康,心理健康,认知表现和每周健康调查.
主要成果:
- 正念训练 (MT) 显示了提高正念和情绪健康的某些方面的潜力.
- 在心理健康或认知表现的措施中没有观察到显著的改善.
- 每周的调查提供了对短期情绪健康波动的见解.
结论:
- 在线正念培训 (MT) 可能为老年人 (OA) 的特定福祉方面提供好处.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解对心理健康和认知的更广泛影响.
- 该研究的研究结果在正在进行的COVID-19大流行中进行了背景化.
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