None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Depression is very common in people with vision impairment and can lead to heightened levels of disability and functional decline. However only a minority of people with vision impairment gain access to psychological support services. Together with Vision Australia and beyondblue we will examine the impact of different depression management options for people with vision loss.
Interventions
Problem solving treatment for primary care (PST-PC) is a manual driven psychological treatment that teaches problem-solving skills. It aims to help people with vision loss find practical solutions to vision-related problems, reduce avoidance behaviours and adopt a positive problem solving orientation. PST-PC will be delivered by PST specialists in eight weekly telephone sessions (30-45mins duration). Following the acute treatment sessions, monthly maintenance sessions with clients will be held o
Problem solving treatment for primary care (PST-PC) is a manual driven psychological treatment that teaches problem-solving skills. It aims to help people with vision loss find practical solutions to vision-related problems, reduce avoidance behaviours and adopt a positive problem solving orientation. PST-PC will be delivered by PST specialists in eight weekly telephone sessions (30-45mins duration). Following the acute treatment sessions, monthly maintenance sessions with clients will be held over the phone (30-40mins duration) for 10 months following the acute treatment sessions.
Sponsors
Beyondblue
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Minimum age: 18 years; both males and females; Low vision care participants; must show at least minimal depressive symptoms (assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9]); not be currently receiving any form of treatment for a mental health condition, including psychopharmacological treatment ; living independently in the community; be English-speaking; have adequate hearing to respond to normal conversation; and have no cognitive impairment (as assessed with the 6-item cognitive impairment test).
Exclusion criteria
Under age 18; not engaged in low vision rehabilitation services; does not meet the threshold for minimal depressive symptoms on the PHQ-9; is currently engaged in psychologcial or pharmaceutical interventions for a mental health disorder; is not living independently in the community; is not english speaking; does not have adequate hearing to respond to normal conversation; is cognitively impaired.
Outcome results
None listed