Psychological Distress. Mental disorder, not otherwise specified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In the experimental group communications during the six sessions of approximately twenty minutes due to the conditions and needs of patients was performed. During the three-week sessio
In the experimental group communications during the six sessions of approximately twenty minutes due to the conditions and needs of patients was performed. During the three-week sessions, twice a week
The control group received routine care. Furthermore, after three weeks by nearly two-hour meeting, the contents of the manual are briefly described for each of the control group. And measures of psyc
Sponsors
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Seniors aged 60 years or older with cancer (Types of Cancer); The definitive diagnosis of cancer by medical oncologist & Life expectancy of at least six months (According to serfaty et al. 2012); Patients are aware of their cancer diagnosis; Patients have the ability to talk and communicate verbally; Willingness to participate in the study and randomly placed in groups; Previous participate in the meetings of up to six months before other treatments (Like therapy, spiritual therapy, relationship therapy, etc.) (According to serfaty et al. 2012); Lack of diseases other than cancer such as acute febrile or chronic physical disorders specialist physician and medical records. (Like the flu, debilitating diseases, cardiovascular, endocrine, respiratory, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney); Lack of mental disease or mental illness who have specialist physician and the patient is inserted; The absence of distress-causing accident, according to the patient in the last six months (Such as the recent death of a loved one such as a spouse or close friend, the loss of everything that is valuable for the individual, divorce, incurable diseases, loss of limb, loss of jobs, relocated to a new city, bankruptcy financial debt severe, imprisonment, disputes and persistent inconsistency with wife); Lack of addiction to narcotics and psychotropic substances, according to the patient and medical records Exclusion criteria: Not wanting to continue cooperation in research; The use of other types of communication programs while studying; Inability to attend meetings regularly so that communication meetings have missed two or more consecutive meetings; Elderly death during the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological Distress. Timepoint: Before intervention, after intervention. Method of measurement: Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoud Bahrami
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed