Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review.
OBJECTIVES: To assess and explore the influence of self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing; and identify facilitators and challenges that may impact providing self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing. METHOD: A mixed methods sy...
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| author | Othman, Shwikar Steen, Mary Abdelnasser, Nadia |
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| description | OBJECTIVES: To assess and explore the influence of self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing; and identify facilitators and challenges that may impact providing self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing. METHOD: A mixed methods systematic review was conducted following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. A three-stage search approach was undertaken that included six electronic databases: Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Emcare, Ovid Nursing, Cochrane Library, and grey literature. Quality assessment was conducted via mixed methods appraisal tools. Quantitative data were synthesised into a narrative summary of the characteristics and findings of the influence of self-compassion education for older adults. For the qualitative data, a thematic synthesis was conducted. RESULTS: Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the included studies reported that self-compassion education for older adults was associated with improved psychological well-being, and higher levels of self-compassion, kindness towards oneself and others, and mindfulness. In addition, participants reported reduced distress, anxiety, and avoidance of negative experiences. CONCLUSION: The findings provide evidence to guide further research on developing, designing, facilitating, and evaluating self-compassion education programs and workshops for older adults. PROSPERO REGISTRATION: This systematic review is registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews: PROSPERO 2022 CRD42022310630. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-974062025-05-23T05:13:35Z Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. Othman, Shwikar Steen, Mary Abdelnasser, Nadia Self-compassion mental health older adults systematic review wellbeing OBJECTIVES: To assess and explore the influence of self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing; and identify facilitators and challenges that may impact providing self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing. METHOD: A mixed methods systematic review was conducted following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. A three-stage search approach was undertaken that included six electronic databases: Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, Emcare, Ovid Nursing, Cochrane Library, and grey literature. Quality assessment was conducted via mixed methods appraisal tools. Quantitative data were synthesised into a narrative summary of the characteristics and findings of the influence of self-compassion education for older adults. For the qualitative data, a thematic synthesis was conducted. RESULTS: Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the included studies reported that self-compassion education for older adults was associated with improved psychological well-being, and higher levels of self-compassion, kindness towards oneself and others, and mindfulness. In addition, participants reported reduced distress, anxiety, and avoidance of negative experiences. CONCLUSION: The findings provide evidence to guide further research on developing, designing, facilitating, and evaluating self-compassion education programs and workshops for older adults. PROSPERO REGISTRATION: This systematic review is registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews: PROSPERO 2022 CRD42022310630. 2025 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97406 10.1080/13607863.2025.2476653 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Self-compassion mental health older adults systematic review wellbeing Othman, Shwikar Steen, Mary Abdelnasser, Nadia Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. |
| title | Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. |
| title_full | Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. |
| title_fullStr | Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. |
| title_short | Self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. |
| title_sort | self-compassion education for older adults' mental health and wellbeing: a mixed methods systematic review. |
| topic | Self-compassion mental health older adults systematic review wellbeing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/97406 |