Virtually-Delivered Emotion Focused Mindfulness Therapy (EFMT) Group vs. Wait-List Control for Late-Life Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry October 1, 2023 Stacey Hatch, Marcia Finlayson, Soham Rej et al. 5 citations
A randomized controlled trial tested whether video-delivered Emotion Focused Mindfulness Therapy (EFMT) could reduce anxiety in adults aged 55 and older. Forty-eight participants were assigned to group EFMT via Zoom or a wait-list control. Recruitment took 32 weeks, with 62.3% of screened individuals enrolling; retention was 80.0% and adherence among the intervention group was 100.0%. At 9 weeks, the EFMT group showed a greater reduction in anxiety scores (−3.47 points) compared to the control group (−1.22 points), a statistically significant difference. The findings suggest that virtually-delivered EFMT is feasible, acceptable, and effective for late-life anxiety.