prolonged grief symptoms in late life (60+) depression in late life
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group: Access to the internet-based self-management intervention focusing on grief and loss in late life. The intervention consists of eight modules and comprises psychoeducation
Sponsors
Universität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät, Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants will be included based on the following inclusion criteria: (a) experience of the death of a close person, (b) a time period of six months or longer since loss, (c) feelings of grief, (d) age 60+ years, (e) Internet access, and (f) sufficient proficiency in the German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded, if (a) they suffer from suicidal tendencies, (b) they have no contact person (GP, medical specialist) in case of a crisis situation, (c) they are currently in psychotherapy, (d) they currently have an unstable psychopharmacological treatment with changes within the last six weeks, (e) have had medical treatment due to a severe mental disorder not related to bereavement within the last year
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in grief symptoms assessed with the Prolonged Grief-13 (PG-13) at 4-months follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of the following secondary outcomes at 4-months follow-up: (1) Grief symptoms (Würzburger Trauerinventar, WÜTI), (2) Depression (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI-II), (3) Social activity (Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale, SASS), (4) Social network (abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network scale, LSNS-6), (5) Quality of life (Short-Form Healthy Survey, SF-12), (6) Loneliness (short version of the Gierveld Loneliness Scale, DJGLS De Jong), (7) Self-efficacy (6 item Hope and self-efficacy subscale from the Empowerment im Prozess der psychiatrischen Behandlung von Patienten mit Affektiven und Schizophrenen Störungen, EPAS); (8) Satisfaction with the intervention/bibliotherapy, (9) Acceptability (IG only, System Usability Scale, SUS), (10) Uptake and adherence with intervention/bibliotherapy Update, 09/11/2025: Assessment of the following secondary outcomes at Post-Trial Follow-up (PTFU): (1) Grief symptoms (Würzburger Trauerinventar, WÜTI), (2) Depression (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI-II), (3) Social activity (Social Adaptation Self-evaluation Scale, SASS), (4) Social network (abbreviated version of the Lubben Social Network scale, LSNS-6), (5) Quality of life (Short-Form Healthy Survey, SF-12), (6) Loneliness (short version of the Gierveld Loneliness Scale, DJGLS De Jong), (7) Self-efficacy (6 item Hope and self-efficacy subscale from the Empowerment im Prozess der psychiatrischen Behandlung von Patienten mit Affektiven und Schizophrenen Störungen, EPAS); (8) Satisfaction with and evaluation of the usefulness of the intervention/bibliotherapy, (9) Prolonged Grief-13 (PG-13), (10) Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on coping with grief | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFranziska Welzel
Universität Leipzig, Medizinische Fakultät, Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP)
Outcome results
None listed