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Title: Mind-based and movement-based mind-body intervention for Chinese older people with depression
Authors: Chan, SHW 
Lo, HHM 
Yu, CH
Issue Date: Nov-2019
Source: Innovation in aging, Nov. 2019, v. 3, no. s1, p. s270 (Program Abstracts)
Abstract: Mind-body intervention has been well established as an alternative psychosocial intervention for managing depression. Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) and health qigong (HQ) are two common forms of mind-body intervention which share the common focus on breathing. However, they may represent two distinct approaches with different mechanisms. MBI focuses more on mind-based practices whereas HQ may focus predominantly on body-based movement practices. Thus, a large research gap in comparing the unique therapeutic effects of mind-based and movement-based health practices on alleviating depression among older people is worthy of further investigation. A total of 45 community-dwelling Chinese older adults aged 60 or above with symptoms of clinical depression were recruited. They were randomly assigned to three different groups, including an MBI group, a HQ group, and a waitlist control (WLC) group. Comparisons were made before and after 8-week interventions. Regarding the primary outcome, the effect sizes between the MBI and WLC groups, as well as between the HQ and WLC groups, were reasonably large (Hedges’ g = 1.338 and 0.725, respectively), yet the effect size between the MBI and HQ groups was moderate (Hedges’ g = 0.325). Specifically, participants in the MBI group showed more improvements on perceived stress, self-efficacy, and mental health, whereas participants in the HQ group showed relatively better performance regarding interoception and physical mobility. Findings from this research demonstrate the unique therapeutic effects of mind-based and movement-based interventions on alleviating depression among older people. The application of two distinct forms of mind-body intervention in a Chinese context is discussed.
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.1002
Description: GSA 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting “Strength in Age-Harnessing the Power of Networks”, November 13-17, 2019, Austin, Texas
Rights: © The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.
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