Depression in old age
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: DAVOS is a controlled cluster-randomized study that employs the stepped-wedge design. This type of waiting control group design employs repeated assessments, whereby each cluster and cluster
Sponsors
Arbeitsbereich Altersmedizin, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants in the study must be nursing home residents that are over 60 years of age and able to give their consent to take part.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are an age of under 60 years, the presence of dementia, addictive disorders, bipolar disorders and other severe psychiatric diseases with the exception of depression.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Validated questionnaires and psychometric instruments that have proven their value in clinical and gerontological research are used in the face-to-face data collection interviews. The primary outcomes of DAVOS are the prevalence of depressive disorders and the manifestation of depressive symptoms (and changes therein) in the nursing home residents (measure times Baseline, T1 to T4 and Follow-up). The primary outcomes (prevalence of depressive disorders and severity of depression symptoms) will be measured using the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (= Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) (SCID-I) and the geriatric depression scale (GDS). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes are quality of life, functional ability (instrumental activities of daily living), social participation and the type, frequency and duration of hospitalization during the observation period (also measure time Baseline, T1 to T4 and Follow-up). Established scales and instruments that have been specially developed for use in elderly populations such as the WHOQOL-OLD (WHO Quality of Life) questionnaire to investigate age-related dimensions of quality of life, or the Social and Emotional Loneliness questionnaire, will be used to measure secondary outcomes such as quality of life, functional ability and social participation. Information on the frequency and duration of hospitalizations will be taken from nursing home records. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJohannes Pantel
Arbeitsbereich Altersmedizin, Institut für Allgemeinmedizin der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Outcome results
None listed