Prevention of loneliness and depression in elderly nursing home patients living in Amsterdam using life review therapy
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN21151711 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN21151711 |
| Protocol serial number | N/A |
| Sponsor | VU University Medical Centre (The Netherlands) |
| Funder | Stichting Nuts Ohra (The Netherlands) |
- Submission date
- 01/02/2007
- Registration date
- 01/02/2007
- Last edited
- 01/02/2007
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Bas Steunenberg
Scientific
Scientific
VU University Medical Center
Department of Clinical Psychology
Van der Boechorststraat 1
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)20 598 8703 |
|---|---|
| B.Steunenberg@psy.vu.nl |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled, parallel group trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Life review therapy will have a positive effect on the level of depressive symptoms of nursing home inhabitants. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Depressive symptoms |
| Intervention | Intervention: The life review consisted of autobiographical retrieval practice that entailed focusing on a particular life period each week - childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and summary. For each period 14 quesions were asked that were designed to prompt specific memories. Examples of questions include ''What did your mother or father do one day when you were a child that astonished you?''. Intervention sessions were tape-recorded and were scored by a psychologist. At pre- and post-test the following questionnaires were administered: 1. Depressive symptoms (eight-item Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS-8]) 2. Cognitive functioning (Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE]) 3. Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders [DSM] diagnoses depression and dysthymia) 4. Anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]) 5. Loneliness (De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale) 6. Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) 7. Worrying (Penn State Worry Questionnaire [PSWQ]) 8. Neuroticism (Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Five-Factor Inventory [NEO-FFI]-subscale) 9. Quality of life (Dutch Scale for Subjective well-being of the elderly [SSWO], short Portable Mental Status (PMS) questionnaire, ''balans opmaken vragenlijst'') Control: Waiting list (after three months). |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Depression (GDS-8, MINI-interview) and loneliness (De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale) |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Analysing the influence of covariates on the outcome of the life review therapy (neuroticism [NEO-FFI], worrying [PSWQ-11], quality of life)/mastery (PMS). |
| Completion date | 01/08/2007 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Senior |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 100 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Aged over 65 2. Living in a nursing home 3. Normal cognitive functioning/no signs of dementia 4. No pharmacological treatment |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. No or less depressive symptoms 2. Mild or severe cognitive symptoms |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/02/2007 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/08/2007 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
1081 BT
Netherlands
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
