Improving Mental Health, Self-Efficacy and Social Support in Older People Through Community Intervention Based on Mindfulness: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) January 16, 2026 Denis Juraga, Darko Roviš, Mihaela Marinović Glavić et al.
A seven-week mindfulness-based community intervention reduced depression and improved self-efficacy among older adults (≥65 years) at a six-month follow-up. In a quasi-experimental study with 257 participants, those in the intervention group showed significantly fewer depressive symptoms and better general self-efficacy, chronic disease self-management self-efficacy, and physical activity and nutritional self-efficacy compared with a non-intervention comparison group. Perceived social support increased within the intervention group, but between-group differences were not statistically significant after adjusting for baseline covariates. The program appears to offer mental health and self-management benefits for older people in community settings.