Abstract
With lifetime prevalence rates estimated to be as high as 15.3% 1 Sarin, S & Samaan, Z. (2018) Late-Life Anxiety Disorders from Geriatric Psychiatry: a case-based textbook. Ed. Hategan, Bourgeois, Hirsch & Giroux. Springer International Publishing, A.G. pp. 253-265 Google Scholar , late-life anxiety disorders remain one of the most common types of psychiatric illnesses in adults over the age of 55. This range may underestimate the actual number of older adults who experience anxiety on a daily basis as many of these patients do not have access to adequate mental health treatment. Additionally, the self -isolation of the COVID -19 pandemic has led to an increase in anxiety in older adults compared to pre-pandemic years 2 Gosselin P. Castonguay C. Goyette M. Lambert R. Brisson M. Landreville P. Grenier S. Anxiety among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of anxiety disorders. 2022; 92 (102633): 1-9 Crossref Scopus (1) Google Scholar . The recent surge in virtual telehealth options as a result of the pandemic presents a unique opportunity to increase access to different forms of new and innovative treatments, including mindfulness- based interventions. While some published literature suggests that mindfulness- based interventions such as mindfulness-based stress reduction can reduce excessive worry in older adults, 3 Lenze E. Hickman S. Hershey T. Wendleton L. Ly K. Dixon D. Dore P. Wetherell J.L. Mindfulness-based stress reduction for older adults with worry symptoms and co-occurring cognitive dysfunction. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2014; 29 (Oct): 991-1000 Crossref PubMed Scopus (108) Google Scholar the data available are limited by inadequately powered studies, inconsistent methodology methods and conflicting results. 4 Yat Ho Li S. Bressington D The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on depression, anxiety and stress in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 2019; 28 (Jun): 631-792 Google Scholar
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