Mindfulness Training for Healthy Aging: Impact on Attention, Well-Being, and Inflammation.
Mindfulness Training for Healthy Aging: Impact on Attention, Well-Being, and Inflammation.
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DOI：
10.3389/fnagi.2017.00011
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Prakash RS
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作者：
Fountain-Zaragoza S;Prakash RS
对用于老化样本的正念干预越来越感兴趣，这已经得到了认知，情感和生理益处的有希望的证据。本综述的目的是概述正念训练对老年人三个功能领域的影响：注意力表现的行为和神经相关性，心理健康和全身炎症。我们以前曾提出，正念训练是唯一适合作为康复工具，赋予老年人认知和情感的好处。具体来说，正念训练对集中注意力的促进可能会减轻注意力控制能力在后期发展中的下降，并允许老年人利用他们保留的情绪调节能力。现有的证据表明，老年人的注意力控制方面有一些改善，尽管一些研究表明，在性能上没有任何好处。此外，有证据表明，在正念训练后，幸福感的心理和身体方面都有所增强，全身炎症也随之改善。对正念训练的科学研究仍然相对较新，只有有限数量的研究，特别是利用主动比较条件的随机对照试验。未来的研究将纳入安慰剂对照组，以明确正念练习在促进老年人整体健康方面的因果作用。
The growing interest in mindfulness interventions for use in aging samples has been met with promising evidence of cognitive, emotional, and physiological benefits. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the impact of mindfulness training on three areas of functioning in older adults: behavioral and neural correlates of attentional performance, psychological well-being, and systemic inflammation. We have previously proposed that mindfulness training is uniquely suited as a rehabilitative tool for conferring both cognitive and emotional benefits for older adults. Specifically, mindfulness training's promotion of focused attention may mitigate the decline of attentional control abilities across late development and allow older adults to capitalize on their preserved emotion regulation abilities. Existing evidence points to some improvements in facets of attentional control in older adults, although some studies have shown no benefits in performance. Further, there is evidence of enhancements in both psychological and physical aspects of well-being, and accompanying improvements in systemic inflammation, following mindfulness training. The scientific investigation of mindfulness training is still relatively nascent, with only a limited number of studies, particularly randomized controlled trials utilizing active comparison conditions. It will be important for future research to incorporate placebo-controlled comparison groups to clearly establish the causal role of mindfulness practices in promoting holistic health in older adults.