Promotion of mental well-being in older people
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Mental and psychosocial well-being: depressive symptoms, perceived mood and lonelinessMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN78426775
- Lead Sponsor
- GeroCenter Foundation for Aging and Development
- Brief Summary
2018 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27657351 results 2017 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28682136/ (added 15/03/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 223
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged between 75 and 79 years
2. Community-dwelling
3. Feeling loneliness and/or melancholy at least sometimes
4. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score over 21
5. Willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
1. Not feeling lonely and not feeling melancholy
2. Severe memory problems or MMSE < 20
3. Unwillingness to participate
4. Living in an institution
5. Severe health problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of depressive symptoms are measured using the Geriatric Depression Scale at baseline and 6 months (after the intervention).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method