Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions
The world population is aging and the prevalence of dementia is increasing. By 2050, those aged 60 years and older are expected to make up a quarter of the population. With that, the number of people with dementia is increasing. Unfortunately, there is no cure for dementia. The progression of sympto...
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| description | The world population is aging and the prevalence of dementia is increasing. By 2050, those aged 60 years and older are expected to make up a quarter of the population. With that, the number of people with dementia is increasing. Unfortunately, there is no cure for dementia. The progression of symptoms with no hope of improvement is difficult to cope with, both for patients and their caregivers. New and evidence-based strategies are needed to support the well-being of both caregiver and patient. Mindfulness training is a body-mind intervention that has shown to improve psychological well-being in a variety of mental health conditions. Mindfulness, a non-judgmental attention to one’s experience in the present moment, is a skill that can be developed with a standard 8-week training. Research has shown preliminary but promising results for mindfulness-based interventions to benefit people with dementia and caregivers. The aim of this review is (a) to provide a rationale for the application of mindfulness in the context of dementia care by giving an overview of studies on mindfulness for people with dementia and/or their caregivers and (b) to provide suggestions for future projects on mindfulness in the context of dementia and to give recommendations for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f50f94fb52b1400eb6c3f7ed49ea5a112022-12-21T18:49:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782018-06-01910.3389/fpsyg.2018.00982343278Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future DirectionsLotte Berk0Franca Warmenhoven1Franca Warmenhoven2Jim van Os3Jim van Os4Martin van Boxtel5Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, NetherlandsDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, NetherlandsDepartment of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, NetherlandsDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, NetherlandsKing’s Health Partners, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, NetherlandsThe world population is aging and the prevalence of dementia is increasing. By 2050, those aged 60 years and older are expected to make up a quarter of the population. With that, the number of people with dementia is increasing. Unfortunately, there is no cure for dementia. The progression of symptoms with no hope of improvement is difficult to cope with, both for patients and their caregivers. New and evidence-based strategies are needed to support the well-being of both caregiver and patient. Mindfulness training is a body-mind intervention that has shown to improve psychological well-being in a variety of mental health conditions. Mindfulness, a non-judgmental attention to one’s experience in the present moment, is a skill that can be developed with a standard 8-week training. Research has shown preliminary but promising results for mindfulness-based interventions to benefit people with dementia and caregivers. The aim of this review is (a) to provide a rationale for the application of mindfulness in the context of dementia care by giving an overview of studies on mindfulness for people with dementia and/or their caregivers and (b) to provide suggestions for future projects on mindfulness in the context of dementia and to give recommendations for future research.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00982/fullmindfulnessMBSRolder adultsdementiacaregivers |
| spellingShingle | Lotte Berk Franca Warmenhoven Franca Warmenhoven Jim van Os Jim van Os Martin van Boxtel Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions Frontiers in Psychology mindfulness MBSR older adults dementia caregivers |
| title | Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions |
| title_full | Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions |
| title_short | Mindfulness Training for People With Dementia and Their Caregivers: Rationale, Current Research, and Future Directions |
| title_sort | mindfulness training for people with dementia and their caregivers rationale current research and future directions |
| topic | mindfulness MBSR older adults dementia caregivers |
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