Culturally Tailored Mindfulness-Positive Psychological Intervention Using Virtual Reality

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mental Health Issue

In brief

This study is to explore the experience of older Korean adults with anti-Asian racism in the U.S. and investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a virtual reality-based culturally tailored mindfulness-positive psychological intervention. Primary outcome is racism-related stress and secondary outcomes are negative mental health (e.g., anxiety, depressive symptoms, and anxiety) and positive psychological well-being (e.g., positive affect, optimism, life engagement, mindful attention awareness).

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06019416
Run by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
People needed: 31
Starts: 2023-01-31
Expected to finish: 2023-05-19
Last updated by the study team: 2023-08-31

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

U.S. Korean Americans/immigrants
≥ 60 years of age
Korean fluency
no medical history of cognitive impairments (e.g., dementia or Alzheimer-related diseases)
self-reported direct experience of discrimination as per the Everyday Discrimination Scale

You may not qualify if…

severe cognitive impairment denoting dementia
other ethnicities rather than Korean Americans/immigrants
younger than 60 years of age
cannot speak and read Korean
have not experienced any discrimination
serious sensory problems negating the use of virtual reality
medical history of epilepsy, seizures, or vertigo
experience in mindfulness or meditation-based programs

Where it is running

Xilin Association — Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hanul Family Alliance — Chicago, Illinois, United States
Christ Community Church at the Square — Urbana, Illinois, United States

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