Effects of mindfulness training on sustained attention and mind-wandering in older adults: results from the HealthyAgers randomized controlled trial
Our findings suggest that mindfulness training compared to an active control may not differentially enhance attentional control among older adults.
Authors
- Stephanie Aghamoosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9365-4884)
- Madhura Phansikar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5738-1447)
- Elizabeth Jean Duraney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1954-4342)
- Rebecca Andridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9991-9647)
- Michael J. McKenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-0093)
- Rosie Canter
- Ruchika Shaurya Prakash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2224-6242)
- Kathy Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7346-1981)
- Megan Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3380-1248)
- Anita Shankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6808-6811)
- Christine Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4461-7801)
- James T. C. Teng
- Nathan McPherson
- Courtney Blau
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- Ohio Department of Health (US)
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf235
- Primary Topic
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00