None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Others(Application-based training) : The application provides mental health assessment, cognitive function assessment, cognitive function training, and autobiographical memory training, and the inter
Sponsors
Korea University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study is intended for older adults who were born before 1964 and have a score of at least mild depression level (raw score of 9 or higher) on the Mental Health Screening Tool for Depression(MHS:D). In addition, since the study will be utilizing the application through a smartphone, participants must own a smartphone and have the appropriate skills to use it to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects should not have any physical disability that would prevent them from participating in the current study and should have a score of at least mild depression (raw score of 9 or higher) on the MHS:D. The purpose of the application developed in this study is not limited to treat specific geriatric disorders, but to prevent mental health symptoms by evaluating the mental health and cognitive functioning of general elderly people with mild to moderate mental health symptoms and implementing training according to the results. Physical disabilities that may preclude participation in the study include physical disabilities with a disability classification that meets the criteria stipulated in the “Disability Classification Table for the Disabled” of the Enforcement Rules of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, a history of stroke or brain injury, and obvious neurological abnormalities, an IQ of less than 70, impairment of major sensory organs, and drug, substance, or gambling addiction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D);Neurocognition(Autobiographical Memory Test, Attention, Executive functioning: Trail making test (TMT), Verbal memory: The Seoul Verbal Learning Test (SVLT), Attention and working memory: The Digit Span Test (DST));Mental Health Screening Tool for Depression (MHS:D);Mental Health Screening Tool for Anxiety (MHS:A) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number and time length of the training | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactDawoon Jung
Korea University
Outcome results
None listed