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Topic- Mental health
Life review can relieve depression
A meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials and controlled clinical trials that related participation in life review interventions to the quality of life among older adults was conducted.
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Movement could buy happiness
Money may not buy happiness, but it could be that physical activity can-and you don't have to spend a nickel.
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Mindfulness improves quality of life among older adults
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) combines practice in meditation with gentle physical movement to help people better understand and work with the stresses in their lives.
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Aerobic exercise may relieve caregiver stress
A small study was developed to discover if six months of cycling would benefit 26 people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease.
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Life review and expressive writing relieve depression
To examine the effects of online self-help interventions for people ages 40 years and older experiencing depressive symptoms, three groups of 58 individuals each engaged in life review (structured evaluation of the past),
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Winter weather keeps older adults indoors and lonely
Interviews with 848 people living in communities in Finland who were 75-90 years old gathered information about environmental barriers that prevented them from going outdoors, their ability to walk two kilometers (about 1.2 miles)
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