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The effect of peer education on anxiety, stress and depression

The effect of peer education on anxiety, stress and depression in elderly people of sanatoriums of Qom city

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017051633998N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2017-08-05
Start date
2017-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: Stress. Condition 2: Anxiety. Condition 3: depression. Reaction to severe stress, unspecified Generalized anxiety disorder Depressive episode, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the control group patients will receive standard care. If the effectiveness of the intervention is proved, after a study of the control group as well as methods of controlling anxie
s/he will explain the purpose of the intervention for patients
then, information about the nature of the symptoms and course of anxiety, stress and depression will be given to them. In the second session, their questions are answered. The successful experiences o
such as physical activity, weight control, diet, activity level social routine and follow-up treatment.
Treatment - Other
In the control group patients will receive standard care. If the effectiveness of the intervention is proved, after a study of the control group as well as methods of controlling anxiety, stress and d
In the intervention group, training is done in three sessions during 45 minutes for each of them by peers. In the first session, patients will introduce to each other while they meet with peer researc

Sponsors

Qom University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: being aware of time, place and person; The patient should be able to understand the contents in the Persian language; s/he should not have the history of proven mental diseases; s/he should not have severe visual and hearing disorders; s/he should have full consent for the study; s/he should not have consume anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs; s/he should not took apart in stress training courses over the last 6 months. Exclusion criteria: Occurrence of unexpected events for the patient during the study (Patient dies); s/he should not have the desire to continue the clinical working trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, 24 hours after treatment and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: DASS 21 questionnaire.;Stress. Timepoint: Before intervention, 24 hours after treatment and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: DASS 21 questionnaire.;Depression. Timepoint: Before intervention, 24 hours after treatment and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: DASS 21 questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactkurosh jodaki

Qom University of Medical Sciences

kuroshjodaki@gmail.com+98 25 3320 9074

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026