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

NCT06712056 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: MYSevimoğlu
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Aging Well; Nursing Caries

Keywords

Mindfulness,; Nursing; Stress; Spirituality.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Standardized Mini Mental Test

  In this study, elderly individuals, who scored at least 23 and at most 30 on the Standardized Mini Mental Test were included

  pretraining

• Survey Form

  The form prepared by the reseearchers consisted of 13 questions, including personal characteristics, developed based on a literature review

  pretraining

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Spiritual Well Being Scale

  post-training at the 1st and 3rd months]

• Meaning in Life Scale

  post traninig at the 1st and 3rd months

Study Arms (2)

Arm and İnterventional

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: Mindfulness

İnterventional

NO INTERVENTION

MBRS training will not be given to this control group

Interventions

Mindfulness BEHAVIORAL

study of focusing attention

Also known as: awereneses training, breathing awareness study.

Arm and İnterventional

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aydin Adnan Menderes University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Devision Public Health Nursing

Aydin, 09000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Mindfulness

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Melek Yasemin Sevimoğlu

  Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Devision Public Health Nursing

  STUDY CHAIR

• Filiz Adana, prof

  Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Devision Public Health Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Public Health Nurse

Model Details: quasi-experimental study with a pretest posttest controlgroup design

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2024
• First Posted: December 2, 2024
• Study Start: October 27, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 17, 2023
• Study Completion: November 17, 2024
• Last Updated: December 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: CSR
• Time Frame: 6 months after publication
• Access Criteria: relevance to the topic of the study and approval of all co-authors within 1 month of receiving the request

Locations

TU (1)