Clinical trial NCT05576558: The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Anxiety, Depression, and Psychological Well-Being Symptoms in the Elderly: A Single-Blind Randomized-Controlled Study
Official title: The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Anxiety, Depression, and Psychological Well-Being Symptoms in the Elderly: A Single-Blind Randomized-Controlled Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: The Effect of Occupational Therapy on Anxiety, Depression, and Psychological Well-Being Symptoms in the Elderly
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Aydın University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-10-12
Enrollment: 3
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: This study was carried out between April and August 2022 with the elderly living in a private elderly care center in Istanbul/Turkey.

The elderly, who agreed to participate in the study, were aged 60 and over, were cooperative, had no communication problems, and did not receive any training, course, or practice on coping with anxiety, tension, and stress were included in the sample.

Brief summary: Participants were assigned to intervention and control groups according to the randomization list previously prepared by the researchers. All participants were first informed about the study and their informed consent was obtained. Participant Information Form, Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were filled out by all participants.

The elderly in the intervention group were divided into 5 groups of 10 and a time was determined for the session in cooperation with the participants in each subgroup. A 60-minute therapy session was administered by the occupational expert. The applications were carried out in a total of 7 sessions as a daily session. The control group was not subjected to any application. Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were refilled for the second time in all elderly on the 7th day after the application.

Detailed description: Participants were assigned to intervention and control groups according to the randomization list previously prepared by the researchers. All participants were first informed about the study and their informed consent was obtained. Participant Information Form, Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were filled out by all participants.

The elderly in the intervention group were divided into 5 groups of 10 and a time was determined for the session in cooperation with the participants in each subgroup. A 60-minute therapy session was administered by the occupational expert. The applications were carried out in a total of 7 sessions as a daily session. The control group was not subjected to any application. Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, and Geriatric Depression Scale were refilled for the second time in all elderly on the 7th day after the application.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The elderly, who agreed to participate in the study,
* were aged 60 and over, were cooperative,
* had no communication problems,
* and did not receive any training, course, or practice on coping with anxiety, tension, and stress were included in the sample.

Exclusion Criteria:

Primary outcomes:
measure: Participant Information Form
timeFrame: From April to August 2022
measure: Geriatric Anxiety Scale:
timeFrame: From April to August 2022
measure: Psychological Well-Being Scale
timeFrame: From April to August 2022
measure: Geriatric Depression Scale
timeFrame: From April to August 2022
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Seda Değirmenci Öz
Study officials:
affiliation: Istanbul Aydın University
name: SEDA DEĞİRMENCİ ÖZ, Dr.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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