Effect of Cognitive Stimulating Interventions on Cognitive Self-Efficacy and Sense of Happiness Among Older Adults

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self- Efficacy

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Stimulating Interventions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05802043

15012023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study aims to determine the effect of cognitive stimulation interventions on cognitive self-efficacy and sense of happiness among older adults.

Research hypothesis:

Older adults who receive the cognitive stimulation interventions exhibit higher cognitive self-efficacy and sense of happiness than those who do not receive it.

Full description

A convenient sample of eighty (80) older adults will be used according Epi info V 7.0 program calculation based on the following statistical parameters ; Population size: 250, expected frequency: 50%, confidence coefficient: 95%, acceptable error: 10%, minimum sample size = 70.

The study will include eighty (80) older adults aged 60 years and more and fulfilling the following criteria:

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged 60 years and old.
2. Able to read and write.
3. Have mild cognitive impairment: score of score of 18-23 based on the Mini Mental State Examination Scale (MMSE).
4. Have no depression: score of 0 to 4 using the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS_SF).
5. Accept participation in the study. 6. Available at the selected setting during the time of data collection. 7. Have no pronounced impairment of their visual and auditory abilities could affect their participation in the group and make use of most of the materials in the sessions, as determined by the researchers.

The selected study subjects (80) will be randomly assigned to two equal groups of 40 older adults each as flows; Group 1, study group: include older adults who will receive the proposed interventions, cognitive stimulation interventions.

Group 2, control group: include older adults who will receive the routine activities of the elderly club.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:1. Aged 60 years and old. 2. Able to read and write. 3. Have mild cognitive impairment: score of score of 18-23 based on the Mini Mental State Examination Scale (MMSE).

4. Have no depression: score of 0 to 4 using the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS_SF).

5. Accept participation in the study. 6. Available at the selected setting during the time of data collection.

Exclusion Criteria:

• 7. Have pronounced impairment of their visual and auditory abilities could affect their participation in the group and make use of most of the materials in the sessions, as determined by the researchers.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive Stimulating Interventions

Experimental group

Description:

The study interventions will be developed by the researchers based on review of the related literature and with reference to the CST manual (Spector, et al., 2006), and review on Cognitive Stimulation (Woods et al., 2012). The study subjects of group 1, the study group, will receive the proposed interventions, the cognitive stimulation interventions through small groups of study subjects receiving 12 sessions of group activities (2 sessions/week, approximately 45- 60 minutes/session). A group size of 6 to 8 will be conducted. The interventions group will be conducted in activity rooms within the elderl club. The study subjects group 2, the control group, will receive the routine activities of the elderly club. The researchers will provide the control group with written materials related the essential cognitive stimulation interventions after ending the implementation of the proposed interventions for the study group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Stimulating Interventions

Routine Club care

Active Comparator group

Description:

The study subjects group 2, the control group, will receive the routine activities of the elderly club.The researchers will provide the control group with written materials related the essential cognitive stimulation interventions after ending the implementation of the proposed interventions for the study group,

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Stimulating Interventions