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NCT Number: NCT03851016

Life Story Book With Mentally Alert Residents of Nursing Homes

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Quality of Life

Age range

57 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sharpview Residence and Rehabilitation Center, Houston, Texas, United States

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About this study

Two nursing homes were recruited to participate. One nursing home will receive the Life Story Book intervention while the other half receives Usual Care intervention. The interventions were then switched, and the participants who received Usual Care intervention received the Life Story Book intervention while the home that received Life Story Book intervention received Usual Care intervention. The study consisted of two treatment periods of 3 weeks separated by a washout period of 1 week.

Life Story Book provides a person with the opportunity to chronologically share their life experiences and memories. This three-1 hour reminiscence intervention is designed to provide a person with the opportunity to review their past and capture their life story into something tangible. The Life Story Book includes a combination of written information, photographs of significant people, places or events, and personal narratives from the stages of life that the person would like to include.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Life Story Book

Behavioral

Life story Book is intended to allow a person the opportunity to reminisce chronologically through their life and capture their life stories into a book.

Usual Care

Behavioral

Three weeks of Usual Care with no visits from research team

Primary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Geriatric Depression Scale at 3 Weeks

    Time frame: Baseline and 3 weeks

    The Geriatric Depression Scale (Residential) (GDS-12R) is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing depression over the past 7 days. It is a "yes/no" format. Possible scores range from 0 (no depressive symptoms) to 10 (depression). A score of 0 to 4 is normal; scores ≥ 4 are significant for depressive symptoms; scores ≥ 08 is almost always indicative of depression. A score ≥ 5 points should warrant a follow-up comprehensive assessment.

  2. Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Meaning in Life Questionnaire Sub-Scale Presence of Meaning (POM) at 3 Weeks.

    Time frame: Baseline and 3 weeks

    Meaning in Life was measured using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), created by Steger et al. The MLQ has two sub-scales which assess the presence of meaning (POM) (how much a person feels their life has meaning) and the search for meaning (how much a person strives to find meaning and understanding in their life). The two sub-scale measures, which consist of 10 items on a 7-point Likert scale, range from 1-absolutely true to 7-absolutely untrue: five items for presence of meaning (POM) and five items for search for meaning (SFM).

    A POM score > 24 indicates the person feels their life has meaning and purpose.

  3. Change From Baseline in Mean Scores for Meaning in Life Questionnaire Sub-Scale Search for Meaning (SFM) at 3 Weeks

    Time frame: Baseline and 3 weeks

    Meaning in Life was measured using the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), created by Steger et al.The MLQ has two sub-scales which assess the presence of meaning (how much a person feels their life has meaning) and the search for meaning (how much a person strives to find meaning and understanding in their life). The two sub-scale measures, which consist of 10 items on a 7-point Likert scale, range from 1-absolutely true to 7-absolutely untrue: five items for presence of meaning (POM) and five items for search for meaning (SFM).

    An SFM score of < 24 indicates the person is not seeking meaning in their life.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Houston

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effectiveness of Life Story Book on Depression and Meaning in Life for Mentally Alert Residents of Nursing Homes

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 22, 2019
Registry last updated
Jun 2, 2020

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