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Evidence base for mindfulness training in older adults with cognitive impairment needs to be enhanced
  1. Sudeep S Gill
  1. Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sudeep S Gill, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada; gills{at}providencecare.ca

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103845

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    Commentary on: Rose Sin Yi L, Jing Jing S, Hammoda AO, et al. Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on neuropsychiatric symptoms and psychological well-being on people with subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023;38(8):e5986. doi: 10.1002/gps.5986. PMID: 37592713.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) commonly experience neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), which increase the risk of subsequently developing dementia. This meta-analysis suggests that providing mindfulness‐based interventions to persons with SCD or MCI may improve short-term measures of anxiety, stress and quality of life. The impact of these interventions on other measures or in longer-term follow-up remains unclear.

    • To better assess the effectiveness of mindfulness training, future randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will need to be larger and longer duration, should employ strategies to optimise adherence …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.