Condition 1: Cognitive disorder. Condition 2: Mild depressive episode. Mild cognitive disorder Mild depressive episode
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: For the intervention group program was based on group poetry therapy technique, made in the form of poems & group poetry therapy in 12 sessions of 60 minutes during 6 weeks. The poem o
Rehabilitation
Treatment - Other
For the intervention group program was based on group poetry therapy technique, made in the form of poems & group poetry therapy in 12 sessions of 60 minutes during 6 weeks. The poem of each session w
Control group : participated in daily group meeting without special intervention
Sponsors
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences-Reaserch Centers
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 91 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria are: 1. age of 60 years and older 2. Being without psychological disorder; dementia, Alzheimer's disease( gaining a test score more than 7 in AMT) .3. Being able to participate in the study. 4. Being candidate &interest in participating &collaborating in this research. 5. Being aware of consent form, and singing it. 6.suffering form mild or moderate depression; based on GDS (mild depression between 5 to 8 and moderate depression between 9 to 11). 7. Being non ECT. Exclusion criteria such as ,an elderly person dislike to continue, suffering form physical & mental illness(severe psychotic) were screened by the physician of sanitarium center.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive status. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention and one month after. Method of measurement: Abbreviated mental test score.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention and one month after. Method of measurement: GDS (Geriatric Depression Scale). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactJamshid Faraji
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Outcome results
None listed