Lighten UP! A community-based group intervention to promote psychological well-being in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Aging is often characterized by declines in physical and mental health and increased risk for depression and social isolation. A protective factor that has been found to effectively moderate these phenomena is psychological well-being. The aim of his study was to pilot test a novel group intervention (Lighten UP! program) for the promotion of psychological well-being in older adults living in the community.

Methods

Lighten UP! is an eight-week program consisting of 90-minute group session designed to teach participants to identify and savor positive experiences across multiple domains of eudaimonic well-being. It was delivered to a sample of 103 men and women aged 60 or over, that were assessed pre- and post-intervention with Ryff's Psychological Well-being Scale

SUBMITTER: Friedman EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5636191 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature