Clinical trial · Interventional
Life Satisfaction and Psychopathology in Institutionalized Elderly People
Life Satisfaction and Psychopathology in Institutionalized Elderly People: The Results of an Adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The present study attempted to test the benefits of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in Portuguese institutionalized elderly people, as a way to improve life satisfaction and reduce psychopathology. The sample included 12 institutionalized elderly people, with ages between 65 and 91 (M = 82.58 years; SD = 7.87), that filled several selfreport questionnaires and were assessed with Mini Mental State Examination. Participants attended to an adapted Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (KabatZinn,1994), with 48 sessions (16 weeks) and Participants were evaluated before and after the intervention.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety Depression (Mild or Not Persistent) | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 12 institutionalized elderly people
- description
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Change in depression levels assessed with the GDS
- timeFrame
- Pre-test and Post-test (4 months later)
- description
- GDS; Geriatric Depression Scale; Greenberg et al., 2005
- measure
- Change in anxiety levels assessed with the DASS-21
- timeFrame
- Pre-test and Post-test (4 months later)
- description
- DASS-21; Depression Anxiety Stress Scale; Lovibond e Lovibond, 1995
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
- Maximum age
- 95 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * literacy * age above 65 years Exclusion Criteria: * presence of cognitive or sensorial * impairment
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