Expressive writing to decrease rumination; A home-based intervention study for community-dwelling older adults

Expressive writing to decrease rumination; A home-based intervention study for community-dwelling older adults - Home-based expressive writing intervention study for community-dwelling older adults

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000040439

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-18

Start date

2014-02-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Community-dwelling older adults

Interventions

The expressive writing group(intervention group) write about their stressful events for 15-30 minutes each day at home for a total duration of three times. The active control group members are request

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age 65 years and older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: with psychosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rumination	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Well-being	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSusumu Ogawa

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health

s_ogawa@tmig.or.jp03-3964-3241

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026