The Effects of Reminiscence Therapy on Depression, Self Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and Loneliness of the Elderly in China
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS)
研究概览
简要总结
The primary hypothesis is, comparing with the control group, reminiscence therapy is significantly and clinically effective to improve the experiment group's depressive symptoms after six weeks therapy, and the efficacy can be maintained on the three months follow-up.
The secondary hypothesis is, comparing with the control group, reminiscence therapy significantly reduce the loneliness and increase the self-esteem and life satisfaction of the experiment group.
详细描述
The subjects who are arranged to the experiment group will be intervened using the reminiscence therapy manual proposed by Watt and Cappeliez (2000). According to the manual, the group consisted of six weekly sessions of 90 min each. During each weekly session, the memories recalled focused on a different theme.
Data collection will occur on screening (as for baseline or pre-test), after intervention immediately (as for post-test), and three months after the intervention (as for follow-up). And outcome measures use standardized instruments with demonstrated validity and reliability:
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Rosenberg self-esteem scale (SES) Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A) Russell's UCLA Loneliness Scale
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •60 years of age and older;
- •A score above 10 and lower than 26 on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS);
- •A score of 24 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE);
- •Not taking anti-depressant medication or taking part in other psychotherapy when enrolling, if taking anti-depressant medication, must be stabilized on that medication for at least three months;
- •Having no problem with communication (such as, can speak fluent mandarin, or if he/she speaks a dialect, his/her dialect can be understood by most of people).
排除标准
- •Suicide attempt;
- •A diagnosis of cognitive impairment by DSM-Ⅳ, or mental disorders other than depression;
- •Alcohol or drug abuse;
- •Cannot grantee attending the therapy at a weekly base due to physical impairment, lack of time or unwilling etc.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale(GDS)
时间窗: the 6th and 18th week
次要结局
- Change in self esteem using the Self-Esteem Scale (SES)(the 6th and 18th week)
- Change in life satisfaction using the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSI-A)(the 6th and 18th week)
- Change in loneliness using Russell's UCLA Loneliness Scale(the 6th and 18th week)
研究者
Li Juan
Professor
Chinese Academy of Sciences