Effectiveness of Cosmetic Therapy on Self-esteem and Depression for Elderly Residents in Long-Term Care Institutions

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Aged; Long-Term Care
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cosmetic therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05208073
• Lead Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Brief Summary

Cosmetic therapy provides a psychological effect on the elderly, improving their self-confidence and social participation. This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of cosmetic therapy to enhance the self-esteem and reduce depression of elderly residents in long-term care institutions. We expect that a 6-week cosmetic therapy will improve the elderly's mental health, including depression and self-esteem.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-12
• Study First Posted: 2022-01-26
• Primary Completion: 2022-02-14
• Study Completion: 2022-02-28
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged over 65 years old.
• Having been admitted to a long-term care institution (conservation type) for three months.
• Be able to communicate in Mandarin, Taiwanese and written languages.
• The total score of Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) is higher than 24 points.
• The muscle strength of the left or right hand is 4 points (inclusive) or above, and the maintenance and makeup procedures can be operated with one or both hands.
• After the researcher's explanation, the participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Under the age of 65.
• The applicant has been admitted to a long-term care institution (conservation type) for less than three months.
• Unable to communicate in Mandarin, Taiwanese and written language.
• Participated in cosmetic therapy.
• Diagnosed with mental illness (except depression), dementia and delirium.
• Currently taking antidepressant drugs.
• Currently receiving depression-related treatment.
• The maintenance and makeup steps cannot be operated with assistance.
• Failure to sign the research consent form.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Cosmetic therapy	The experimental group received 6-week cosmetic therapy.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Chinese version)	Pre-test before cosmetic therapy intervention and post-test at the end of six-week cosmetic therapy	Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Chinese version) is a 10-item scale that measures the respondent's self-esteem. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree); the minimum and maximum scores on the scale are 10 and 40, with lower scores suggesting better self-esteem.
Geriatric Depression Scale short-form (GDS-SF)	Pre-test before cosmetic therapy intervention and post-test at the end of six-week cosmetic therapy	Geriatric Depression Scale short-form is a 15-item scale; each item on this scale uses a " Yes/ NO" answer method, and the scoring method is 1 point and 0 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 15, with less than 5 indicating no depression symptoms, 5 to 9 indicating mild depression, greater than or equal to 10 indicating moderate to severe depression.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yi-xing Elderly long-term care center; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan