The Effectiveness of Life Story Book on Depression and Meaning in Life for Mentally Alert Residents of Nursing Homes
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Geriatric Depression Scale at 3 Weeks
研究概览
简要总结
The objective of this study is to study the effects of the Life Story Book intervention on depressive symptoms and meaning in life for mentally alert residents of nursing homes.
详细描述
Two nursing homes were recruited to participate. One nursing home will receive the Life Story Book intervention while the other half receives Usual Care intervention. The interventions were then switched, and the participants who received Usual Care intervention received the Life Story Book intervention while the home that received Life Story Book intervention received Usual Care intervention. The study consisted of two treatment periods of 3 weeks separated by a washout period of 1 week.
Life Story Book provides a person with the opportunity to chronologically share their life experiences and memories. This three-1 hour reminiscence intervention is designed to provide a person with the opportunity to review their past and capture their life story into something tangible. The Life Story Book includes a combination of written information, photographs of significant people, places or events, and personal narratives from the stages of life that the person would like to include.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 57 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Ability to speak English
- •A resident of the nursing home
- •A score of 4 or higher on the Six-Item Screener
排除标准
- •A score of 4 or higher on the Six-item Screener
结局指标
主要结局
Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Geriatric Depression Scale at 3 Weeks
时间窗: Baseline and 3 weeks
The Geriatric Depression Scale (Residential) (GDS-12R) is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing depression over the past 7 days. It is a "yes/no" format. Possible scores range from 0 (no depressive symptoms) to 10 (depression). A score of 0 to 4 is normal; scores ≥ 4 are significant for depressive symptoms; scores ≥ 08 is almost always indicative of depression. A score ≥ 5 points should warrant a follow-up comprehensive assessment.
Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Meaning in Life Questionnaire Sub-Scale Presence of Meaning (POM) at 3 Weeks.
时间窗: Baseline and 3 weeks
Meaning in Life was measured using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), created by Steger et al. The MLQ has two sub-scales which assess the presence of meaning (POM) (how much a person feels their life has meaning) and the search for meaning (how much a person strives to find meaning and understanding in their life). The two sub-scale measures, which consist of 10 items on a 7-point Likert scale, range from 1-absolutely true to 7-absolutely untrue: five items for presence of meaning (POM) and five items for search for meaning (SFM). A POM score \> 24 indicates the person feels their life has meaning and purpose.
Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Meaning in Life Questionnaire Sub-Scale Search for Meaning (SFM) at 3 Weeks
时间窗: Baseline and 3 weeks
Meaning in Life was measured using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), created by Steger et al.The MLQ has two sub-scales which assess the presence of meaning (how much a person feels their life has meaning) and the search for meaning (how much a person strives to find meaning and understanding in their life). The two sub-scale measures, which consist of 10 items on a 7-point Likert scale, range from 1-absolutely true to 7-absolutely untrue: five items for presence of meaning (POM) and five items for search for meaning (SFM). An SFM score of \< 24 indicates the person is not seeking meaning in their life.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Theresa C. Chrisman
Theresa C. Chrisman, PhD., LMSW
University of Houston