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Efficacy of Peer Counseling, Social Engagement, and Combination Interventions in Improving Depressive Symptoms of Filipino Senior Citizens

NCT03989284 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 270

Last updated 2019-06-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Poor mental health is getting more common in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries due to lack of available resources and access to health services. In these countries, there is a large treatment gap for mental health care, with the majority of people with mental disorders receiving no or inadequate care. Depression, for instance, is one of the most common mental disorders and it affects physical health, social activities, and quality of life of senior citizens. Despite being a commonly studied mental disorder, very little is known about depression interventions conducted in low resource settings.

Recently, Filipinos' mental illness has been increasing and it affects around 10-15% of children and 17-20% of adults. Their major symptoms include excessive sadness, delusion, confusion, and forgetfulness. Additionally, more Filipino senior citizens are committing suicide due to depression. This is associated with their inability to adapt to rapid social and economic developments. In this study, the investigators aimed to assess the efficacy of 3-month-duration interventions with peer counseling, social engagement, and combined intervention vs. control in improving depressive symptoms among community-dwelling Filipino senior citizens.

Conditions

  • Depressive Symptoms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Community-based depression interventions

We conducted three types of community-based depression interventions such as peer counseling, social engagement, and combination.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tokyo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Masamine Jimba, MD, MPH, PhD · Tokyo University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-01
Primary Completion
2018-08-12
Completion
2018-09-30

Countries

  • Philippines

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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