The effect of painting on depression in elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- depression.In typical mild, moderate, or severe depressive episodes, the patient suffers from lowering of mood, reduction of energy, and decrease in activity. Capacity for enjoyment, interest, and concentration is reduced, and marked tiredness after even minimum eff
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016071028861N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion Criteria
age 60 years and older; satisfaction to participate; AMT test score of 7 or higher; lack of physical disability; do not use antidepressants or if used at least three months used of antidepressant; having a test scores 11 or less in GDS; do not Participate in aerobics classes or relaxation or is going to participate in it in the next 10 weeks. Exclusion criteria: dissatisfaction to continue to collaborate with the researcher; any experience social and family crisis during the study; having suicidal intent; not participate in intervention sessions more than three times.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, one week and one month after the last session. Method of measurement: GDS questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method