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29-12-2023 | ORIGINAL PAPER

The Acute Effects of Focused Attention and Open Monitoring Meditations on Prospective Memory in Older Adults

Auteurs: Alex Pak Lik Tsang, Huijing Lu, Herman Hay Ming Lo

Gepubliceerd in: Mindfulness | Uitgave 1/2024

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Abstract

Objectives

This study explored the acute effects of meditation on prospective memory (PM) in older adults. Study 1 evaluated whether focused attention (FA) meditation improves PM, while Study 2 investigated whether open monitoring (OM) meditation can facilitate PM under the influence of a negative mood.

Method

In Study 1, 127 healthy older adults (Mage = 64.87) were randomized into a FA group or a mind wandering (MW) group. Three types of PM were assessed: focal event-based PM (EBPM), non-focal EBPM, and time-based PM (TBPM). Two experimental tasks were employed to measure sustained, selective, and executive attention. In Study 2, 157 healthy older adults (Mage = 66.19) were randomly allocated to an OM group or a MW group. Using a mood induction paradigm (neutral vs. negative), three types of PM (focal EBPM, non-focal EBPM, and TBPM) were assessed.

Results

In Study 1, the FA group outperformed the MW group in focal EBPM (p < 0.05); however, this improvement was only weakly and partially mediated by enhanced sustained attention (p < 0.05). In Study 2, the OM group exhibited better performance than the MW group in focal EBPM under a negative mood induction (p < 0.01).

Conclusions

This study offers preliminary evidence that FA and OM meditations are beneficial for PM in older adults. Even brief 25-min inductions of FA and OM can produce measurable benefits in focal EBPM, which can facilitate older adults to achieve functional independence and contribute to a successful aging experience.

Preregistration

This study is not preregistered
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Metagegevens
Titel
The Acute Effects of Focused Attention and Open Monitoring Meditations on Prospective Memory in Older Adults
Auteurs
Alex Pak Lik Tsang
Huijing Lu
Herman Hay Ming Lo
Publicatiedatum
29-12-2023
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Mindfulness / Uitgave 1/2024
Print ISSN: 1868-8527
Elektronisch ISSN: 1868-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02292-4

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