Reviews in Behavioral and Lifestyle Interventions for Healthy Aging: 2022

Editorial

05 February 2024

Editorial: Reviews in behavioral and lifestyle interventions for healthy aging: 2022

Hiroto Narimatsu

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Lei Feng

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Editors

Lei Feng

National University of Singapore

Hiroto Narimatsu

Kanagawa Cancer Center

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Systematic Review

08 August 2023

A meta-analysis of the association between mindfulness and motivation

Li-ying Li

, 8 more and

Yan-yu Wang

The funnel plots for correlational studies. (A) The funnel plot for total motivation in correlational studies; (B) The funnel plot for intrinsic motivation in correlational studies; (C) The funnel plot for extrinsic motivation in correlational studies; (D) The funnel plot for amotivation in correlational studies.

Introduction: Mindfulness reflects attention to the present moment in a non-judgmental way and has been linked to individual autonomy and motivation, but conclusions are inconsistent. The purpose of this review was to summarize previous studies to explore the relationship between mindfulness and motivation and its intervention effects.

Methods: Literature searches were conducted in five electronic databases. Both correlational studies assessing the association between motivation and mindfulness and experimental studies to verify the effect of intervention were included.

Results: Six papers with seven intervention studies and twenty-three papers with twenty-seven correlational studies met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis showed that mindfulness was positively correlated with intrinsic motivation (r = 0.28, p < 0.0001) and total motivation (r = 0.37, p < 0.0001) but had no significant correlation with extrinsic motivation (r = 0.01, p = 0.93) or amotivation (r = −0.17, p = 0.14). Effect-size estimates suggested that mindfulness intervention was beneficial to motivation promotion, but the effect was at a low level (g = 0.12).

Conclusion: We found consistent support for mindfulness practice relating to motivation promotion, especially on intrinsic motivation development. However, there was still a portion of heterogeneity that could not be explained and needed to be identified in future studies.

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Review

15 June 2023

A review of different types of volunteer programs for older adults with and without cognitive impairment

Xianghe Zhu

, 2 more and

Dong-Wu Xu

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Mini Review

21 June 2023

Examining human-animal interactions and their effect on multidimensional frailty in later life: a scoping review

Ashley Taeckens

, 2 more and

Kevin N. Morris

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Systematic Review

08 March 2023

Effectiveness of horticultural therapy in aged people with depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Meijing Xu

, 2 more and

Feng Xu

Background: Depression, an increasing global crisis, has affected many people's daily life, especially for older adults. Horticultural therapy has been widely used in non-pharmacological treatment for patients with depression, with a body of studies demonstrating its therapeutic effects. However, a lack of systematic reviews and meta-analyses makes it difficult to get a holistic picture of this research field.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the reliability of the previous studies and the effectiveness of horticultural therapy (including the intervention of environmental settings, activities, and duration) on older adults with depression.

Methods: This systematic review was conducted under the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched relevant studies in multiple databases, and the original search was finished on 25 September 2022. We included studies using randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or quasi-experimental designs.

Results: We yielded a total of 7,366 studies and finally included 13 which involved 698 aged people with depression. Results from meta-analysis indicated significant effects of horticultural therapy on reducing depressive symptoms for the older adults. Besides, we found different outcomes among various horticultural interventions (such as environmental setting, activities, and duration). Depression reduction was more effective in care-providing settings than in community settings; participatory activities were more effective in reducing depression than observational activities; intervention of 4–8 weeks might represent the optimal course of treatment compared to interventions more than 8 weeks in duration.

Conclusion: We came up with a comprehensive set of recommendations based on the meta-analysis: aged people in care-providing settings with depression could get the most benefit from horticultural therapy by participating in participatory activities for 4–8 weeks.

Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022363134, identifier CRD42022363134.

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