Condition 1: Depression. Condition 2: Anxiety Disorders. Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild Generalized anxiety disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Desired tools included researcher-made demographic questionnaire and geriatric depression scale(GDS), geriatric anxiety scale(GAS) And the shortened form of UCLA (U
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The elderly living in a nursing home whose length of stay at that center is at most 1 year There is no recognized cognitive impairment (such as Alzheimer's, dementia, delirium, etc.) Being able to communicate verbally and eye contact There is no history of mood disorders based on expert diagnosis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to continue participating in the study Non-attendance at support group meetings in 2 sessions Beginning of the cognitive disorder during the study In one year, an important incident (such as divorce, death of loved ones, financial bankruptcy ...) has occurred in life
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Geriatric depression scale.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Geriatric anxiety scale.;Loneliness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: University of California at Los Angeles loneliness scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSeyedeh Sahar Ghaderi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed