Aging in Context SIG: ACT Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses and Reviews

• Evan Plys, M. Lindsey Jacobs, Rebecca S. Allen & Joanna J. Arch (2022) Psychological flexibility in older adulthood: a scoping review. Aging & Mental Health. DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2022.2036948
• Areum Han, Hon K. Yuen, Hee Yun Lee, Xiaohua Zhou (2020) Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on process measures of family caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS), Volume 18, Pages 201-213.
• de Medeiros, A. G. A. & Hartmann Junior, J. (2019). Terapia de aceitação e compromisso em idosos: revisão sistemática / Acceptance and commitment therapy in the elderly: a systematic review. Revista Brasileira de Terapias Cognitivas, 15(2), 112-119.
• Moustafa Yacoub (2019) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Elderly Issues. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3419815 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3419815
• Kishita, N., Takei, Y., & Stewart, I. (2016). A meta-analysis of third wave mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapies for older people. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. doi: 10.1002/gps.4621

Randomized Control Trials

• Chojak, A. (2023 in press). Effectiveness of ACT-based intervention in compliance with the model for sustainable mental health: A cluster randomized control trial in a group of older adults. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.03.007
• Lappalainen, P., Pakkala, I., Lappalainen, R. & Nikander, R. (2021) Supported Web-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Older Family Caregivers (CareACT) Compared to Usual Care. Clinical Gerontologist. DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2021.1912239
• Witlox, M., Garnefski, N., Kraaij, V., de Waal, M.W.M., Smit, F., Bohlmeijer, E., Spinhoven, P.  (2021) Blended Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Face-to-face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Older Adults With Anxiety Symptoms in Primary Care: Pragmatic Single-blind Cluster Randomized Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research 23(3) e24366. DOI: 10.2196/24366
• Chojak, A. (2021). Effectiveness of a training programme based on acceptance and commitment therapy aimed at older adults – no moderating role of cognitive functioning. Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia/Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology, 16(3), 138-146. DOI: 10.5114/nan.2021.113314
• Zahra, A., Mohammad, T., & Elahe, A. (2020). The effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment to quality of life in elderly people with empty-nest syndrome. Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, 26(5), 585-591.
• Bunyathikan, T., Soonthornchaiya, R., & Charernboon, T. (2020). The effects of an acceptance and commitment therapy program on the depressive symptoms of elderly patients with major depressive disorder. The Journal of Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, 34(2), 118-131.
• Hashemi, Z., Afshari, A., & Einy, S. (2020). The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment education on improving the mental health and quality of life of elderly people with cancer. Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion, 8(2).
• Davis, E. L., Deane, F. P., Lyons, G. C. B., Barclay, G. D., Bourne, J., & Connoly, V. (2020). Feasibility randomised controlled trial of a self-help acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for grief and psychological distress in carers of palliative care patients. Journal of Health Psychology, 25, 322-339.
• Golestanifar, S., DashtBozorgi, Z. (2020). The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment based Therapy on Depression, Psychological Health and Life Expectancy of the Elderly with Nonclinical Depression. Aging Psychology, 6(3), 191-203. doi: 10.22126/jap.2020.5748.1470
• Maghsoudi, Z., Razavi, Z., Razavi, M., & Javadi, M. (2019). Efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for emotional distress in the elderly with type 2 diabetes: A randomized controlled trial. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 12, 2137-2143.
• Shin, J. S., & Lee, B. K. (2018). Effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on pain, pain interference, and life satisfaction for the elderly people with chronic pain. Stress, 26,(3), 231-242.
• Nazari, Z., Ebrahimi, M. E., Naseh, S. A. M., & Sahebi, A. (2018). Investigation of the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on chronic pain in the elderly. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics, 12(2), S444.
• Wicaksana, I. G. A. T., Wahju, T., Eko, R., & Yudara, P. (2018). The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety levels in elderly living at Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha (PSTW) Bali. Public Health of Indonesia, 4, 83-90.
• Bayati, A., Abbasi, P., Ziapour, A., Parvane, E., & Dehghan, F. (2017). Effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on death anxiety and death obsession in the elderly. World Family Medicine, 15, 122-128.
• Davison, T. E., Eppingstall, B., Runci, S., & O'Connor, D. W. (2017). A pilot trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults residing in long-term care facilities. Aging & Mental Health, 21, 766-773.
• Alonso-Fernández, M., López-López, A., Losada, A., González, J. L, & Wetherell, J. L. (2016). Acceptance and commitment therapy and selective optimization with compensation for institutionalized older people with chronic pain. Pain Medicine, 17, 264-277.
• Losada, A., Márquez-González, M., Romero-Moreno, R., Mausbach, B. T., López, J., Fernández-Fernández, V., & Nogales-González, C. (2015). Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) versus acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for dementia family caregivers with significant depressive symptoms: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83, 760-772.
• Alonso, M. A., Lopez, A., Losada, A., & Gonzalez, J. L. (2013). Acceptance And Commitment Therapy and selective optimization with compensation for older people with chronic pain: A pilot study. Psicologia Conductual, 21, 59-79.