Depression, anxiety, loneliness, sleep quality, quality of life. Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: .Intervention Group 1: The intervention group of 34 people will undergo eight 90-minute sessions of compassion therapy. Beck Depression Inventory, Templer Death Anxiety Inventory, Russ
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
65 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Seniors over 65 years old Minimum educational qualification: Diploma Diagnosis of major depression No neurological disorders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of other mental disorders, such as schizophrenia spectrum disorders, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, or depression with psychotic features Taking psychiatric medications that affect mood and anxiety Concurrent participation in another clinical trial or receiving structured psychological treatment in the past six months Inability to read and write or severe vision or hearing problems The presence of severe and unstable physical illnesses such as heart failure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression: A negative mood state consisting of a set of symptoms that lead to significant impairment in cognition, behavior, emotion, and interpersonal relationships. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, follow-up. Method of measurement: The score that the subject reports on the questionnaire. Beck Depression Questionnaire.;Death anxiety: Death anxiety has a multidimensional concept and is often defined as the fear of one's own and others' death. Death anxiety includes the anticipation of one's own death and the fear of the process of death and dying regarding important people in one's life. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, follow-up. Method of measurement: The score that the subject reports on the questionnaire. Templer Death Anxiety Questionnaire.;Loneliness: Loneliness is defined as an uncomfortable feeling that a person's social needs are not met in terms of quantity and quality by their social relationships. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, follow-up. Method of measurement: The score that the subject reports on the questionnaire. UCLA Loneliness Questionnaire.;Sleep quality: Sleep quality is "the ability to fall asleep deeply, enter deep sleep, and remain in it for a desired period of time," and sleep quality, according to this definition, consists of subjective characteristics related to how one experiences sleep. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, follow-up. Method of measurement: The score that the subject reports on the questionnaire. Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire.;Quality of life: According to the definition of the World Health Organization, the quality of life of individuals is from their position in life from the perspective of the culture, the value system in which they live, their goals, expectations, standards, and priorities. This means that the quality of life is individual and is based on individuals' understanding of aspects of their lives. Timepoint: Pre-test, post-test, follow-up. Method of measurement: The score that the subject reports on the | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohsen Rafie
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed