Mindfulness-Based Group Therapy for Chronic Pain Management in Older Adults.

Objectives: There were two quality improvement goals for this project: (1) to evaluate the outcomes of an 8-week geriatric-focused mindfulness-based group therapy program for chronic pain management called "Mindfulness-based Chronic Pain Care" offered at a senior community center affiliated with a geriatric primary care clinic, and (2) to obtain feedback from participants to make relevant modifications for future groups.

Methods: The program consisted of eight 150-minute weekly sessions. Thirteen community-dwelling older adults aged 60 and older participated in the program.

Assisted Living Residents' Sense of Belonging and Psychosocial Outcomes.

Little is known about the psychosocial adjustment of older adults in the assisted living environment. A sense of belonging has been linked to psychological health and a lack of belonging could lead to loneliness. We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study to examine relationships between social engagement, sense of belonging, and psychological outcomes.

Conflict in Skipped Generation Households in Thailand.

A common phenomenon in rural Thailand is that adult children migrate to find work and leave their children behind in the care of their grandparents. The resulting living arrangement is referred to as a . This arrangement can benefit the intergenerational family but can also be associated with conflict.

A systematic review of dyadic approaches to reminiscence and life review among older adults.

This paper describes a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies that examine the effectiveness of dyadic approaches to life review and reminiscence. The search process began with 1,056 potentially eligible articles and, after a multi-step screening process, led to 20 full-text articles for review. The resulting studies (ten quantitative, nine qualitative, and one mixed-method) comprised six different kinds of dyadic approaches.

The effectiveness of a couple-based intervention for people living with mild Alzheimer's disease and their spousal caregivers in Korea.

Background And Objectives: We evaluated the effectiveness of a Korean version of the Couples Life Story Approach (CLSA-K), a structured life-review program originally developed in the U.S. to help older adults with dementia and their spousal caregivers engage with each other and improve their quality of life.