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The article is the result of student research, whose objective was to understand the application of the practice of mindfulness for the care of the elderly, from Occupational Therapy and other disciplines, according to the scientific publications carried out from 2000 to 2020, published at the international, national and regional levels. The conceptualization of this meditation technique from the Buddhist tradition was captured, which does not have an exact translation into Spanish but is mentioned by several authors as ‘full attention’ or ‘full awareness’, which allows the human being to be fully aware of the events that occur in daily life, seeking the direction towards a more adaptive behavior, promoting emotional regulation, cognitive skills, and independence, thus improving satisfaction in their quality of life. For Occupational Therapy in older people, mindfulness is oriented towards activities of daily life, pretending that they have fewer cognitive and functional alterations, maintaining independence and participation in their occupational performance.