Effects of Life Review Intervention on Meaning in Life Among Older Adults With Disabilities
- Conditions
- Disabilities, Psychological
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Life reviewBehavioral: Routine community health services
- Registration Number
- NCT06387641
- Lead Sponsor
- Bao Huimin
- Brief Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to learn if life review works to improve the sense of meaning in life in older adults with disabilities who live at home. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does life review enhance the sense of meaning in life of participants? Does life reviews enhance the life satisfaction of participants. Does life reviews enhance the quality of life of participants?
Researchers will compare the life review program to routine community health services to see if the life review intervention program is effective in enhancing the sense of meaning in life of older adults with disabilities who live at home.
Participants will:
Take face-to-face life review interview or routine community health service every week for 6 weeks.
Take the the questionnaire survey before and after the six-week life review intervention.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
- Age ≥60 years old
- Conform to the diagnosis of disability
- Those who scored <38 points on the Chinese version of the Meaning of Life Scale (C-MLQ)
- Conscious, able to comprehend the questionnaire, and have the ability to communicate verbally
- Voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent form
- With cognitive impairment
- Unable to complete the questionnaire due to their physical condition
- Participated in other psychosocial interventions during the same period
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Life Review Routine community health services In addition to regular community health services，participants receive life review interventions life review intervention once a week for 6 weeks, with each session lasting45-60 minutes. Control Routine community health services Participants received routine community health services only. Life Review Life review In addition to regular community health services，participants receive life review interventions life review intervention once a week for 6 weeks, with each session lasting45-60 minutes.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline in Meaning in life on the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) at Week6 Baseline and Week6 The MLQ is a validated self-reported instrument assessing for sense of meaning in life, with 10 items and 2 dimensions, using a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from "totally disagree" to "totally agree" on a scale of 1-7, with a total score of 10-70, with higher scores indicating a higher level of sense of meaning in life.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline in Quality of life on the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) at Week6 Baseline and Week6 SF-12 is a validated self-reported instrument assessing for Quality of life. A total of 12 entries covering 8 dimensions in two areas, with a higher total score representing a higher quality of life.
Change from Baseline in Life satisfaction on the Life Satisfaction In-dex A (LSIA) at Week6 Baseline and Week6 LSIA is a validated self-reported instrument assessing for life satisfaction. This scale has a total score of 20, with higher scores indicating greater life satisfaction.
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
Gongchenqiao Street Community Health Service Centre
🇨🇳Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China
Baiyang Street Wenchao Community Health Centre
🇨🇳Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China
Xixi Street Community Health Service Center
🇨🇳Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China
School of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University
🇨🇳Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China