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The effectiveness of Activity Scheduling as a nursing intervention in inpatient depressed elderly; an intervention study

The effectiveness of Activity Scheduling as a nursing intervention in inpatient depressed elderly; an intervention study - Effectiveness of an nursing intervention in depressed elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON35499
Enrollment
102
Registered
2009-05-06
Start date
2009-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

depression Depressive disorder

Interventions

The SAM is a short course of 7 weeks which will be followed by the patients. the course contain the following steps: reflection on mood fluctuations, execute pleasant activities randomly, to develop

Sponsors

Vrije Universiteit
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age 60 y and older, - depressive disorder DSM-IV-tr: codes 296.2x, 296.3x. Diagnose determined with MINI (M.I.N.I interational neuropsychiatric interview, van Vliet et al.2000) - abbility to read and write in Dutch, - approval by means of the informed consent procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - cognitive problems (score

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
depressive symptoms (geriatric depression schale [GDS] and Montgommery Asberg Depression rating Scale [MADRS]), Quality of life, (MOS 36 items Short Forms Health Survey [SF-36]), Mastery (Pearlin Mastery Scale), Costs (Trimbos/iMTA questionnaire for costs associated with Psychiatric Illness [Tic-P]), Activty level.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Factors of implementation

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)