geriatric depression
Conditions
Interventions
control group:The control group implemented routine nursing.
intervention group:The intervention group is the implementation of the clown care intervention model on top of the usual care group.The intervention was conducted twice a week, lasting 1.5-2 hours eac
Sponsors
Huzhou Third People's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Meet the diagnostic criteria of (ICD-10) moderate depressive episode, ? Age = 60 years old; ? Complete information of medical records. ? Signed the informed consent for the study. ? Having primary school education or above.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with a history of significant organic brain lesions; (2) Patients with other mental disorders (e.g., substance abuse, schizophrenia, etc.); (3) Patients who have been hospitalised for less than 72 hours; (4) Patients with other serious physical illnesses. ? Have not completed the treatment course. ?Patients who are currently undergoing other psychological treatments; ?Patients with visual and hearing impairments and communication difficulties; ?Patients who are unable to laugh due to their illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HAMD- 17; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Geriatric Depression Scale,GDS ;Positive and Negative Affect Schedule,PANAS ;Mini Mental State Examination, MMSE ;WHOQOL-BREF ; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactDa Miao
Huzhou Third People's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed