Life Story Book With Mentally Alert Residents of Nursing Homes

NCT ID: NCT03851016

Last Updated: 2020-06-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

24 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-08

Study Completion Date

2019-06-15

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Depressive Symptoms Quality of Life

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

A switching replication design was employed to examine the effects of the Life Story Book (LSB). Two comparable nursing homes were allocated to each intervention. Participants in each nursing home received the same intervention at the same time.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Life Story Book Intervention First, Then Usual Care

Participants first received the Life Story Book Intervention once a week for 3 weeks. After a washout period of 1 week, they then received the Usual Care Intervention for 3 weeks. Posttests were then conducted for 1 week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Life Story Book

Intervention Type 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 First, Then Life Story Book Intervention

Participants first received the Usual Care Intervention for 3 weeks. After a washout period of 1 week, they then received the Life Story Book Intervention once a week for 3 weeks. Posttests were then conducted for 1 week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Three weeks of Usual Care with no visits from research team

Interventions

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Life Story Book

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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Three weeks of Usual Care with no visits from research team

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

57 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Theresa C. Chrisman

Theresa C. Chrisman, PhD., LMSW

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Theresa C Chrisman, LMSW

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Houston

Allen Rubin, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Houston

Locations

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Sharpview Residence and Rehabilitation Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Cambridge Health Rehab Center

Richmond, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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McKeown J, Clarke A, Ingleton C, Ryan T, Repper J. The use of life story work with people with dementia to enhance person-centred care. Int J Older People Nurs. 2010 Jun;5(2):148-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00219.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20925716 (View on PubMed)

McKeown J, Clarke A, Repper J. Life story work in health and social care: systematic literature review. J Adv Nurs. 2006 Jul;55(2):237-47. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03897.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16866815 (View on PubMed)

Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, Lum O, Huang V, Adey M, Leirer VO. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: a preliminary report. J Psychiatr Res. 1982-1983;17(1):37-49. doi: 10.1016/0022-3956(82)90033-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7183759 (View on PubMed)

Sutcliffe C, Cordingley L, Burns A, Mozley CG, Bagley H, Huxley P, Challis D. A new version of the geriatric depression scale for nursing and residential home populations: the geriatric depression scale (residential) (GDS-12R). Int Psychogeriatr. 2000 Jun;12(2):173-81. doi: 10.1017/s104161020000630x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10937538 (View on PubMed)

Steger, M. F., Frazier, P., Oishi, S., & Kaler, M. The meaning in life questionnaire: Assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life. Journal of counseling psychology 53(1): 80-93, 2006.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Gibson, F. Reminiscence and life story work: A practice guide. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Haight, Barbara K., and Barrett S. Haight. The handbook of structured life review. Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press, 2007.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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Study00001439

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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