Mindfulness for Lonely Older Adults With Emigrant Children

The goal of this 3‐arm randomized controlled trial is to examine the feasibility of aproposed mindfulness‐based intervention (MBI) and study methodology for future mainstudy. It will identify the acceptability, feasibility, and potential effectiveness ofthe MBI for lonely older adults (OAs) with emigrant children. The main questions it aimsto answer are: 1. To what extent is the MBI study process feasible and acceptable for lonely OAs whosechildren have emigrated? 2. Do subjects in the intervention group show significant improvements in lonelinesslevels, sleep quality, stress levels, and quality of life (QoL) during follow‐upassessments at weeks 12 and 24 compared to baseline? 3. How practical and effective is the recruitment process for enrolling the targetstudy subjects?Researchers will compare lonely adults with or without out emigrant children to see ifMBI to reduce the loneliness level.Participants will attend a 12‐week programme with 8‐section face‐to‐face MBI training,guided by 7 mindfulness video clips plus 4 individual support phone calls, and follow‐upat week 12 and 24. In addition, an individual semi‐structured interview will be carriedout to explore the experience and perceived programme effects of the intervention.