ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2019
Can meditation improve attention in older adults? Study protocol for a 4-week proof-of-concept intervention.
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Meditation Strategies, Attention, and Mobility in Older Adults
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- Psychological and educational interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Four weeks of meditation training improves sustained attention in community-dwelling older adults: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in aging · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls are a major health care concern for our aging population. Previous research has identified impaired sustained attention as a risk factor for falls. Recently, meditation has been shown to improve different types of attention in various populations. However, there are no studies to date examining whether meditation training can improve sustained attention and mobility in older adults.
methodsWe are conducting a 4-week proof-of-concept meditation intervention. We will recruit community-dwelling older adults. Participants will be randomized into one of two groups: (1) meditation training or (2) music listening (control). All participants will complete three 20-min group sessions per week and will be encouraged to continue their practice independently on the remaining days each week. Our primary outcome measure is behavioral performance on the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART). Our secondary and tertiary outcomes include electroencephalograms (EEG) to assess attention and cognitive processing, mobility, and executive function. DISCUSSION: Our proof-of-concept intervention aims to examine whether meditation training can improve sustained attention in older adults, who are known to be susceptible to falls. Importantly, our research has the potential to inform future clinical trials aimed at improving mobility and reducing falls risk in our aging population.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov ID NCT03417635.
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