The effect of Poetry therapy on the cognitive status and depression in elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Condition 1: Cognitive disorder. Condition 2: Mild depressive episode.Mild cognitive disorderMild depressive episode
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013021812516N1
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences-Reaserch Centers
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria are: 1. age of 60 years and older 2. Being without psychological disorder; dementia, Alzheimer's disease( gaining a test score more than 7 in AMT) .3. Being able to participate in the study. 4. Being candidate &interest in participating &collaborating in this research. 5. Being aware of consent form, and singing it. 6.suffering form mild or moderate depression; based on GDS (mild depression between 5 to 8 and moderate depression between 9 to 11). 7. Being non ECT.
Exclusion criteria such as ,an elderly person dislike to continue, suffering form physical & mental illness(severe psychotic) were screened by the physician of sanitarium center.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognitive status. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention and one month after. Method of measurement: Abbreviated mental test score.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention and one month after. Method of measurement: GDS (Geriatric Depression Scale).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method