Title

Empowering the elderly mind: Mindfulness as a tool to improve psychological resilience and quality of life

Authors

Gomathi Sivaprakash¹, Venkatesh Mathankumar Vasudevan², Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran^3,*, Marudan Anbalagan³, Jayalakshmi Lakhmanan³, Elilarasi Mani¹ & Packiyalakshmi Muthuchy¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ²Department of Mental Health, Institute of Mental Health, Kilpauk, The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; ³Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Gomathi Sivaprakash - E-mail: sgomathi1988@yahoo.com

Venkatesh Mathankumar Vasudevan - E-mail: VVMK752@gmail.com

Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com

Marudan Anbalagan - E-mail: anbalagan.avi@gmail.com

Jayalakshmi Lakhmanan - E-mail: gopikabrij2820@gmail.com

Elilarasi Mani - E-mail: elilarasi99@gmail.com

Packiyalakshmi Muthuchy - E-mail: sathbac@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

The effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in enhancing the quality of life and mental health of older adults is of interest. A quasi-experimental design with 60 participants was used, with an experimental group undergoing MBSR and a control group receiving routine care. Results showed a significant positive correlation between improved quality of life and psychological well-being in the experimental group (r = 0.46, p = 0.01). The control group exhibited poor correlation (r = 0.15, p = 0.32). MBSR significantly improved both domains, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing elderly mental health and quality of life.

Keywords

Quality of life, psychological well-being, mindfulness based stress reduction, geriatrics

Citation

Sivaprakash et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2661-2663 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.