Development of Web-Based Mind-Body Trainings for Adults With Subjective Concerns

Eligibility Criteria

• * 50 years of age or older
• * Report subjective cognitive decline with normatively intact performance on cognitive testing
• * Capable of attending the assessment and the majority of focus group sessions
• * Fluent English speaker
• * Corrected (near and far) visual acuity of 20/40 or better
• * Adequate hearing for experimental purposes
• * Absence of diagnosed terminal illness
• * Absence of diagnosed neurological disorders
• * No history of psychotic disorder or substance abuse disorder
• * Absence of any psychiatric disorder that was 1) diagnosed by a psychologist or psychiatrist and 2) diagnosed within the past 2 years OR symptoms and/or treatment is ongoing
• * Absence of medication use that significantly alters brain activity
• * No history of diagnosed learning disability that would interfere with the completion of cognitive tasks
• * No evidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia: \>1 standard deviation (SD) below demographically adjusted normative mean on both measures of one domain OR \>1 SD below demographically adjusted normative mean on at least one measure of all three domains OR inadequate self-reported performance of instrumental activities of daily living
• * Able to engage in light stretching exercises with or without assistive devices
• * No regular practice of meditation or yoga (defined as once or more per week) AND no previous participation in a structured mindfulness class such as MBSR
• * Access to the internet
• * Not 50 years of age or older
• * Does not report subjective cognitive decline AND/ OR does not perform in the normatively intact range on cognitive testing
• * Any physical limitation or pragmatic limitation that prohibits attendance at assessment and focus group sessions
• * No fluency in English
• * Corrected (near or far) visual acuity worse than 20/40
• * Self-reported hearing impairment that would affect their ability to hear the experimenter
• * Diagnosis of terminal illness
• * Presence of diagnosed neurological disorders
• * History of psychotic disorder or substance abuse disorder diagnosed by a psychologist or psychiatrist
• * Presence of any psychiatric disorder that was 1) diagnosed by a psychologist or psychiatrist and 2) diagnosed within the past 2 years OR symptoms/treatment is ongoing
• * Medication use that significantly alters brain activity
• * History of diagnosed learning disability that would interfere with completion of the cognitive tasks
• * Evidence of MCI or dementia: \>1 SD below demographically adjusted normative mean on both measures of one domain OR \>1 SD below demographically adjusted normative mean on at least one measure of all three domains OR inadequate self-reported performance of instrumental activities of daily living
• * Actual or perceived limitation that prohibits engaging in light stretching exercises with or without assistive devices
• * Any regular practice of meditation or yoga (defined as once or more per week) OR previous participation in a structured mindfulness class such as MBSR
• * No access to the internet