Treatment for depression and anxiety in visually impaired older adults.
- Conditions
- - Visual impairment (visuele beperking)- Depression (depressie)- Anxiety (angst)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22928
- Lead Sponsor
- VU University Medical Center
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 230
Inclusion Criteria
1. Informed consent of the participants;
2. Participants must be visually impaired and entered one of the three low vision rehabilitation centres;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Participants with severely impaired cognitive functioning, which will be detected with the 'six-item screener' (a shortened version of the MMSE (Mini-mental state examination) at baseline;
2. Participants with a DSM-IV psychiatric disorder, measured by the Mini (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study parameter is the cumulative incidence of DSM-IV major depressive or anxiety disorder after 24 months as measured using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secundary dependent variables are:<br /><br>1. Subthreshold depression and/or anxiety symptoms;<br /><br>2. Vision and health-related quality of life and adaptation to vision loss;<br /><br>3. Process-evaluation outcomes;<br /><br>4. Cost measurement and valuation.<br><br /><br /><br>Secundary independent variables are:<br /><br>1. Socio-demographic and disease variables (age, gender, education, cognitive functioning, co-morbidity, care and low vision aids received in the past half year of the rehabilitation centres etc.).