Loneliness
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness based intervention for Older Adults (MBOA):Mindfulness based intervention for Older Adults
Social contact control (SCC) group:Social contact control
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 60 years and above; 2. Normal cognitive functioning such that they can understand the materials delivered in mindfulness training and can complete home practice each week; 3. Must have been on a stable dosage of psychiatric medications for at least three months because it can interfere with loneliness measurement, and 4. Have a validated Chinese six-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale >= score 3, suggesting loneliness.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to communicate and understand Chinese, as the intervention will be conducted in Chinese; 2. Possession of a medical or mental health condition rendering him/her incapable of participating in the study; 3. Previous participation in mindfulness-based training.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stool microbiota alpha and beta diversity; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale;Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9);State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI);Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE);AUDIT questionnaire;UCLA Health version of the 3-day FR; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Samuel Wong Yeung Shan
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed