Trial reportAging & mental health2025
A pilot randomized mobile health mindfulness intervention for older adult caregivers of family members with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Trial report in Aging & mental health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04560088 (Mindfulness Training to Reduce Social Isolation and Feelings of Loneliness in Older Caregivers for Family Members With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Mindfulness Training to Reduce Social Isolation and Feelings of Loneliness in Older Caregivers for Family Members With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
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- mHealth To Promote Monitoring and Self-Regulation Among Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review.PsyCh journal · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a mindfulness training in lonely older adult caregivers for family members with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias using mobile health technology.
methodThis was a two-arm randomized controlled trial: 55 caregivers were randomized to a 14-day (a) smartphone-based mindfulness training (Headspace mobile app;
resultsA total of 50 caregivers completed the training and pre- and post-training assessments (91%), and all who completed the post-training assessment reported they were satisfied or very satisfied with the program. A secondary aim was to examine whether the mobile health mindfulness training intervention reduced loneliness. A mixed effect linear model using end-of-day survey-sampled loneliness showed a non-significant decline in loneliness among participants in the mindfulness group (
conclusionThe 14-day breathing training may have provided a more targeted approach to improving subjective loneliness in this population. Overall, these results demonstrate that older caregivers can use technology to improve experiences of loneliness.
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