Clinical Trial: MindWalk Intervention for Older South Asian Family Caregivers of People With IDD With Perceived Psychological Stress
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Stress, Psychological
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: MindWalk: A Mindful Walking Intervention for Older South Asian Family Caregivers of People With Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) With Perceived Psychological Stress
Brief Summary:
Older South Asian family caregivers experience elevated psychological stress and limited physical activity (PA) due to caregiving responsibilities and additional factors such as lack of access to services, cultural/linguistic barriers, stigma and discrimination.South Asian family caregivers are especially underserved and are a growing ethnic group in the US.Both PA and cognitive training (CT) have shown to improve cognitive function in older adults who experience cognitive function decline because of…
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