N/A
N=24
Life Story Book With Mentally Alert Residents of Nursing Homes
Depressive Symptoms · Quality of Life
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03851016 ↗Enrolled (actual)
24
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2020
Primary outcome: Primary: Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Geriatric Depression Scale at 3 Weeks — 1.00; -.29 score on a scale — p=.113
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Life Story Book (Behavioral); Usual Care (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 57+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
- Primary completion
- Jun 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Geriatric Depression Scale at 3 Weeks |
1.00; -.29 | .113 |
| PRIMARY Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Meaning in Life Questionnaire Sub-Scale Presence of Meaning (POM) at 3 Weeks. |
.952; -13.10 | .123 |
| PRIMARY Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Meaning in Life Questionnaire Sub-Scale Search for Meaning (SFM) at 3 Weeks |
-2.62; 12.24 | .910 |
Summary
The objective of this study is to study the effects of the Life Story Book intervention on depressive symptoms and meaning in life for mentally alert residents of nursing homes.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Ability to speak English
- A resident of the nursing home
- A score of 4 or higher on the Six-Item Screener
Exclusion Criteria
- A score of 4 or higher on the Six-item Screener
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03851016). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.