mindfulness; older adults; stress reduction

Examining mindfulness-based stress reduction in older adults.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs are becoming increasingly common, but have not been studied in low income minority older populations. The purpose of this study was to understand which parts of MBSR were most important to practicing MBSR members of this population, and to understand whether they apply their training to daily challenges. There were three focus groups with 13 current members of an MBSR program. Participants were African American women over the age of 60 in a low-income housing residence.

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