Chronic stress
Conditions
Interventions
Mindfulness-based intervention for older adults:8-week Mindfulness-based intervention for older adults
Health Education Control :Psychoeducation program aiming to provide health-related education
Sponsors
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. aged 60 or above; 2. being a Cantonese speaker; 3. having long-term care-giving responsibility for a first-degree relative with chronic condition; 4. scoring seven or above in the Caregiver Strain Index (CSI); 5. having no self-reported doctor’s diagnosis of psychiatric illnesses or impaired cognitive status.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. having physical illness with moderate to-severe disability or mental illness (e.g., suicidal ideation, schizophrenia, psychosis) affecting his/her group enrolment; 2. under treatment for serious mental disorders or uncontrolled mood disorders; 3. participation in a structured mindfulness-based training program in the previous 2 years; 4. care recipients who had passed away before the study; 5. any use of antibiotics or probiotics in the past 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in gut microbiome; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| gut microbiome biomarkers for responders or non-responders to the intervention; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWong Yeung Shan, Samuel
JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
Outcome results
None listed