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| The effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on improving the capacity to adapt to stress situations in elderly people living in the community | | Author(s) | Josefa Perez-Blasco, Alicia Sales, Juan C Melendez, Teresa Mayordomo |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 39, nos 1-5, 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2016 |
| Pages | pp 90-103 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Self esteem ; Adjustment ; Living in the community ; Therapy ; Psychiatric treatment ; Stress ; Anxiety ; Evaluation ; Spain. |
| Annotation | The authors sought to show the effectiveness of mindfulness and self-compassion therapy in improving older people's coping ability and adaptation to stressful situations. Forty-five older non-institutionalised Spanish adults were randomised to either treatment or a treatment waiting list. A pre- and post-treatment assessment was performed, consisting of the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire. The therapy was delivered over 10 sessions, each lasting 120 minutes. Analysis of variance for repeated measures showed: significant differences in the time-group interaction for the treatment's effectiveness in improving resilience, positive reappraisal and avoidance strategies; and decreasing anxiety, problem-solving coping, negative self-focus, overt emotional expression and religion. The study concludes that this mindfulness and self-compassion therapy is useful for improving older people's resilience and coping strategies, and in reducing their anxiety and stress level. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170120215 A |
| Classmark | DPA: DR: K4: LO: LP: QNH: ENP: 4C: 76S |
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