Enhancing Life Quality in Community-dwelling Older Omanis by Telling Their Life Story and Creating Life-story Book
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 75
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change from baseline in the depression scores (GDS-15) at 8 weeks
研究概览
简要总结
This study investigates whether sharing life stories and creating life-story books can enhance the quality of life and life satisfaction and reduce depression in older adults. The primary research question is:
Did the quality of life, life satisfaction, and levels of depression improve more for participants in the intervention group compared to those in the control group?
Participants will be divided into two groups:
- Intervention group: These participants will share life stories and create life-story books.
- Control group: These participants will not share life stories or create life-story books.
详细描述
Background: The main goal of this study is to investigate whether telling their life stories and developing a life-story book intervention affects a group of Omani older adults' quality of life, life satisfaction, and depression symptoms.
Methods: In Oman, a randomized controlled trial with repeated measures was conducted to evaluate the impact of the intervention. 75 older individuals were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (n = 38) or the control group (n = 37). Baseline demographic data were collected as an initial reference point. To comprehensively assess changes over time, participants' depression levels, life satisfaction, and overall quality of life were measured at multiple time points: weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8. This longitudinal design allowed for a nuanced analysis of intervention effects across different implementation phases.
This study believes that participants in the 8-week trial of the life-story review intervention were successful in reducing depression and improving life satisfaction and quality of life in the older population. Healthcare professionals can use such interventions to enhance older persons' mental health and well-being.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 90 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •aged 60-90;
- •depressive symptoms score between 5 and 10;
- •able to sign the consent form;
- •able to speak Arabic or English;
- •able to communicate without the need for a hearing aid.
排除标准
- •using hypnotics, sedatives, antidepressants, anticholinergics, antihistamines, tranquilizers, or melatonin for sleep;
- •having a medical diagnosis of Parkinson's, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or a serious mental problem;
- •Participants assigned to the intervention group who did not want to be audio recorded.
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
Five sessions took place at the participants' homes. A self-report questionnaire was used in every session to collect participants' quality of life, life satisfaction, and depression scores.
Life-story review
The life-story review intervention consisted of five sessions, during which participants shared their life experiences/stories and compiled them into a life-story book. In each session, a self-report questionnaire was administered to assess participants' quality of life, life satisfaction, and levels of depression.
干预措施: Intervention group: (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change from baseline in the depression scores (GDS-15) at 8 weeks
时间窗: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks.
The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), Arabic version, was used to collect depression scores. It comprises 15 closed-ended questions regarding how the elderly participants felt during the previous week. Zero indicates no depressive symptoms, and 15 indicates severe depressive symptoms.
次要结局
- Change from baseline in the life satisfaction score at 8 weeks(From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks)
- Change from baseline in the quality of life score at 8 weeks(From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.)
研究者
Moon Fai Chan, PhD
Associate Professor
Sultan Qaboos University