eprintid: 10162286
rev_number: 6
eprint_status: archive
userid: 699
dir: disk0/10/16/22/86
datestamp: 2023-01-04 17:07:36
lastmod: 2023-01-04 17:07:36
status_changed: 2023-01-04 17:07:36
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
sword_depositor: 699
creators_name: Pacini, A
creators_name: Stickland, A
creators_name: Kupeli, N
title: Connecting in place: older adults' experience of online mindfulness therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: C07
divisions: D79
divisions: FH6
keywords: COVID-19, mental health, mindfulness, older people, qualitative paper, Humans, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, COVID-19, Pandemics
note: © Crown copyright 2022. This article contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).
abstract: BACKGROUND: the negative consequences of COVID-19 distancing measures on older adults' mental health and ability to access services have been well documented. Online cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness interventions for older adults, carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, have shown that these interventions are feasible and have potential mental health benefits. However, little research has been carried out on older adults' experiences of engaging with online psychological therapy, and specifically mindfulness therapy. OBJECTIVES: to understand the experience of older adults engaging with online mindfulness therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN: a qualitative analysis of four community-based focus groups. PARTICIPANTS: thirty-six community dwelling older adults aged between 65 and 85 years were recruited via older adult organisations, charities and the local press. Nineteen percent had long-term physical health conditions, 25% had severe and enduring mental health difficulties and 19% had mild to moderate mental health difficulties. RESULTS: there was a strong sense of group cohesion and community from the participants.Three main themes were identified: reasons for applying, experience of the mindfulness therapy and connecting at home. CONCLUSIONS: the majority of participants were positive about attending a mindfulness group online. This extended to the perceived psychological and social benefits as well as practical considerations. While some participants noted technological hurdles at the beginning of the course, the findings challenge previous studies that suggest older adults are reluctant to engage in online psychological therapies and has important implications for the future provision of psychological therapies to this population.
date: 2022
date_type: published
publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac270
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1996365
doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac270
medium: Print
pii: 6881503
lyricists_name: Kupeli, Nuriye
lyricists_id: NKUPE48
actors_name: Kupeli, Nuriye
actors_id: NKUPE48
actors_role: owner
funding_acknowledgements: 399 AS-JF- 17b-016 [Alzheimer's Society Junior Fellowship]; 399 AS-JF- 17b-016 [Alzheimer’s Society Junior Fellowship]; [East and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group Equity in Mind]
full_text_status: public
publication: Age and ageing
volume: 51
number: 12
article_number: afac270
event_location: England
citation:        Pacini, A;    Stickland, A;    Kupeli, N;      (2022)    Connecting in place: older adults' experience of online mindfulness therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.                   Age and ageing , 51  (12)    , Article afac270.  10.1093/ageing/afac270 <https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing%2Fafac270>.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162286/1/Online%20mindfulness%20FGs%20Pacini%2022.pdf