Mindfulness-based interventions for older adults : evidence for practice / Carla Martins ; foreword by Shauna Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martins, Carla, author.

Shapiro, Shauna L., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Meditation--Therapeutic use.

Meditation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first research-based book on the efficacy of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for older adults, presenting academics, students and professionals with robust new evidence to support MBSR's positive impact on older people's wellbeing and valuable guidance on how to tailor MBSR programmes to meet the particular needs of this group.

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; Mindfulness and MBSR; Meditation and mindfulness; Mindfulness-based stress reduction; Mindfulness and spirituality; MBSR and older adults; Mindfulness: psychological perspectives; Buddhist perspectives; Mindfulness and neuroplasticity; Older adults; Older adults and life meaning; Dying and death; Conclusion; Methodology; Integral inquiry method; Mixed-method design and integral skills; Qualitative research methods; Quantitative research methods; Participants; Procedure; Quantitative Results; Participants' characteristics

Sample: differences between CG and TGMindfulness; Compassion; Decentering; Well-being; Psychological symptoms; Quality of life; Physical health/symptoms; Death perspectives; Spirituality; Neuropsychological performance; Summary of quantitative results; Qualitative Results; Individual depictions; Global results; Summary of results; Mixed-Methods Results; Integral Results; Change: openness versus resistance to change; Wisdom; Spiritual development; Adaptation; Discussion; Interpretations and conceptualization of findings; Delimitations and limitations; Applications and implications of the study

Summary and conclusionsDescription of Quantitative Measures; Interview Protocol; Treatment of Data; MAAS Statistical Results; FFMQ Statistical Results; SCS Statistical Results; EQ Statistical Results; SWLS Statistical Results; PANAS Statistical Results; PWBS Statistical Results; POMS Statistical Results; PSS Statistical Results; WHOQOL-BREF Statistical Results; WHOQOL-100 Statistical Results; SHCI Statistical Results; Death Perspectives Statistical Results; SWBQ Statistical Results; Working Memory Index Statistical Results; Processing Speed Index Statistical Results

Memory Statistical ResultsGlossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 30, 2014).

ISBN:

9780857008800

0857008803