Community-dwelling older adults with depressive symptoms Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group and the waitlist control group. The effects were examined by comparing the participants who received a six-week Zentangle intervention wit
Sponsors
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The older adult is living in the community 2. The older adult is aged 60 or above 3. The older adult scored over 5 or above in the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) 4. The older adult should have no formal diagnosis of other mental health illness other than depression based on their self-report in the pre-test interview 5. The older adult should be able to understand Cantonese 6. The older adult should have no visual impairment 7. The older adult should be able to hold a pen and have no severe medical conditions with physical mobility based on their self-report in the pre-test interview 8. The older adult should be able to attend 80% of the programme sessions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The older adult has formal diagnosis of other mental health illness other than depression based on their self-report in the pre-test interview 2. The older adult is not able to understand Cantonese 3. The older adult has no visual impairment 4. The older adult is not able to hold a pen and has severe medical conditions with physical mobility based on their self-report in the pre-test interview 5. The older adult is not able to attend 80% of the programme sessions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured at baseline, 6 and 12 weeks: 1. Depression is measured using PHQ-9 2. Self-compassion is measured using Self-Compassion Scale- Short Form (SCS-SF) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Hong Kong
Contacts
Public ContactHenri Chun-yiu Chan
Outcome results
None listed