Stepped-care to reduce depression and anxiety in visually impaired older adults - a randomised controlled trial.

Completed

• Conditions: angststoornissen en symptomen; down (depression); fear; fright (anxiety); low spirits; vision loss; visual disability (visual impairment); 10047518; 10027946

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39321
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

Trial is onging in other countries

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2016-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 235

Inclusion Criteria

- Informed consent of the participants
- Participants must be visually impaired and entered one of the three low vision rehabilitation centres.
- Participants must be 50 years or older.
- Participants must be able to speak Dutch.
- Participants must have subthreshold depression and/or anxiety, measured with a CES-D and HADS-A score.

Exclusion Criteria

- Participants with severely impaired cognitive functioning will be excluded. This will be detected with the 'six-item screener' (a short version of the MMSE) at baseline.
- Participants with a DSM-IV psychiatric disorder will be excluded. This will be measured by the Mini (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview).
- Psychotic or suicidal participants.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified