Effectiveness of an age-modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in improving mental health in older people with depressive symptoms: a non-randomised controlled trial.
BMC complementary medicine and therapies February 26, 2025 Yun-Han Wang, Yun-Lin Wang, Dara Kiu Yi Leung et al. 5 citations
An eight-week age-modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) program, led either by a mindfulness teacher alone or co-led with a social worker, reduced depressive symptoms and stress and increased mindful non-reactivity in older adults at risk for depression, compared to usual care. Among 112 older adults recruited from community centers in Hong Kong, those in either MBCT group showed significantly greater improvements post-intervention and four weeks later. Anxiety and overall mindfulness did not differ between groups. The teacher-led and social-worker/teacher co-led groups produced equivalent benefits, supporting partial task-shifting of MBCT delivery to trained social workers to improve accessibility.