Changing Minds - Supporting Depressed Elderly People With an Individually Tailored Service Model

Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2

Conditions: Psychological Well-Being; Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Comprehensive psychosocial support for depressed elderly

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00845377

CUWAged 0901

Details and patient eligibility

About

Depression is one of the leading causes of emotional suffering in later life. It has been estimated that 2-5% of community-dwelling elderly people suffer from major depression, but according to recent studies, as much as 25 % have clinically significant depressive symptoms.Typically, depressive symptoms in the elderly are treated solely with antidepressants.

The aim of this project is to study the effects of a comprehensive psychosocial intervention on the psychological well-being, quality of life and use of services in depressed elderly people. In addition, the processes of intervention are studied from the perspective of the participants as well as the service system. The research is conducted in collaboration with the city of Espoo. The design of the study combines clinical trial with qualitative process analysis.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age 60+

Exclusion criteria

• severe memory disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 1 patient group

Counseling

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Comprehensive psychosocial support for depressed elderly