Programme Evaluation on Effectiveness of The Use of Movement-based x 'Elderspirituality - Fu Le Mun Sum' Intervention to Support Elderly People With Depressive Symptoms
- Conditions
- Depression in Old Age
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)
- Registration Number
- NCT05308082
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Brief Summary
Depression is one of the most common mood disorders in old age, and yet it is frequently under-detected and under-treated. Adopting a train-the-trainer approach, this project intends to utilize the dance movement therapy (DMT), as intervention, to support elderly people with depressive symptoms.
- Detailed Description
In the present project, two evaluation studies will be conducted. The first study will evaluate the effectiveness of a train-the-trainer approach provided to frontline art development officers who will subsequently conduct interventions for the elderly. A participatory train-the-trainer approach will be adopted to develop a new intervention protocol by integrating body-movement therapeutic elements and a spiritual well-being enhancement group. In the second study, a quasi-experimental design will be adopted to examine the effectiveness of the Movement-based x 'Elderspirituality - Fu Le Mun Sum' intervention to support elderly people with depressive symptoms.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 135
- aged 60 or above
- physical mobility of at least the limbs and body
- sufficient visual and auditory abilities to complete assessments
- with a clinical diagnosis of depression or with depressive symptoms (measured as the sum of 4 dichotomous items of the Geriatric Depression Scale)
- a clinical diagnosis of severe illness that led to neurological deficits which limits the participation during the intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention group Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) It is proposed to have 70 participants who meet the inclusion criteria in the intervention group. Dance movement therapy will be delivered as an intervention, which consists of six sessions: (1) Movement for Self-expression, (2) Movement for Emotional Health I, (3) Movement for Emotional Health II, (4) Movement for Connection \& Creativity, (5) Embracing your Dancing Child, and (6) Movement for Self-compassion.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spirituality Scale for Chinese Elders (SSCE) 4 months SSCE is a self-rated instrument that consists of 44 items to assess spiritual well-being among Chinese elders, covering 8 core elements: (1) meaning of life, (2) spiritual well-being, (3) transcendence, (4) relationship with self, (5) relationship with family, (6) relationship with others (friends and people around you), (7) relationship with the environment, and (8) relationship with life and death. Responses are rated on a 5-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (always) to measure the frequency of a certain perception or behaviour.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) 4 months It is a widely used screening instrument for depressive symptoms in the elderly. It consists of 15 items on a checklist; the response to each statement is either "yes" or "no".
The 5-level EQ-5D version (EQ-5D-5L) 4 months This is a valid and widely used scale with 6 items to measure the quality of life among the general population. The EQ-5D-5L essentially consists of 2 facets: the EQ-5D descriptive system and the EQ visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS). The descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels: no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, several problems, and extreme problems. The EQ-VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale, where the endpoints are labelled "The best health you can imagine" and "The worst health you can imagine"
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Sau Po Centre on Ageing
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°Hong Kong, Hong Kong