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Trial reportThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2026

Effects of mindfulness training on sustained attention and mind-wandering in older adults: results from the HealthyAgers randomized controlled trial.

Megan Fisher, Madhura Phansikar, James Teng, Nathan McPherson, Elizabeth Duraney, Michael McKenna, Anita Shankar, Courtney Blau, Rosie Canter, Christine Roberts and 4 more

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Trial report in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Megan FisherDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3380-1248
Madhura PhansikarDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
James TengDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Nathan McPhersonDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Elizabeth DuraneyDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Michael McKennaDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Anita ShankarDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Courtney BlauDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Rosie CanterDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Christine RobertsDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Stephanie AghamoosaDepartment of Health Sciences and Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9365-4884
Kathy WrightCollege of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Rebecca AndridgeCollege of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9991-9647
Ruchika S PrakashDepartment of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2224-6242

Funding

Mindfulness Training for Mitigating Age-Related Cognitive Decline in the ElderlyR01AG054427 · NIA · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI PRAKASH, RUCHIKA SHAURYA · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health R01AG054427National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program 1840280NIA NIH HHS R01 AG054427
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOlder adults exhibit age-related declines in processes of attentional control, demonstrating an emergent need to identify mind-body interventions that support healthy cognitive aging. Mindfulness training is a promising intervention for improving attentional control processes, but relatively few methodologically rigorous studies have examined whether these effects extend to older adults.

methodsThis pre-registered Stage II randomized controlled trial (RCT) of older adults (N = 150), aged 65-85 years, examined the effects of eight weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) versus an active control training program on immediate and long-term metrics of attentional control.

resultsCompared with the active control, MBSR did not differentially improve most metrics of sustained attention or mind-wandering, although a small effect was observed for self-reported task-unrelated thoughts. Improvements were observed in Go/No-Go (GNG) dL over time. Additionally, Groups differed on the GNG reaction time coefficient of variability and the Conners Continuous Performance Test d' and reaction time variability. DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that mindfulness training compared to an active control may not differentially enhance attentional control among older adults.

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AttentionExecutive FunctionMindfulnessStress, PsychologicalAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleReaction TimeAttentional controlConnectome-based predictive modelingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMindfulness-based stress reduction

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PMID41270804
PMCPMC13376954

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