Effects of Life Review Intervention on Meaning in Life Among Older Adults With Disabilities

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-25

Study Completion Date

2025-01-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this interventional study is to learn if life review works to improve the sense of meaning in life in older adults with disabilities who live at home. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does life review enhance the sense of meaning in life of participants? Does life reviews enhance the life satisfaction of participants. Does life reviews enhance the quality of life of participants?

Researchers will compare the life review program to routine community health services to see if the life review intervention program is effective in enhancing the sense of meaning in life of older adults with disabilities who live at home.

Participants will:

Take face-to-face life review interview or routine community health service every week for 6 weeks.

Take the the questionnaire survey before and after the six-week life review intervention.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Disabilities, Psychological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control

Participants received routine community health services only.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Routine community health services

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Routine community health services refer to a comprehensive health care service system that is government-led, community-participated, and guided by superior health institutions. It focuses on grass-roots health institutions and is staffed with general practitioners as the backbone. By rationally utilizing community resources, it provides a series of comprehensive health care services to community residents. These services center on human health, target families as the unit, cover the entire community, and aim to meet the basic health service needs of community residents.

Specifically, routine community health services include the following aspects: Health Education, Prevention and Control, Health Care Services and so on.

Life Review

In addition to regular community health services，participants receive life review interventions life review intervention once a week for 6 weeks, with each session lasting45-60 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Life review

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Life review is a process that involves a thorough examination and reflection on one's past experiences, memories, and life events. This process often involves the identification and examination of significant themes, patterns, and lessons learned throughout one's lifespan. Through life review, individuals can gain a deeper understanding of their own identity, values, and beliefs, and how these have shaped their present circumstances and future outlooks. It can serve as a tool for personal growth, self-discovery, and the promotion of a sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Routine community health services

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Routine community health services refer to a comprehensive health care service system that is government-led, community-participated, and guided by superior health institutions. It focuses on grass-roots health institutions and is staffed with general practitioners as the backbone. By rationally utilizing community resources, it provides a series of comprehensive health care services to community residents. These services center on human health, target families as the unit, cover the entire community, and aim to meet the basic health service needs of community residents.

Specifically, routine community health services include the following aspects: Health Education, Prevention and Control, Health Care Services and so on.

Interventions

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Life review

Life review is a process that involves a thorough examination and reflection on one's past experiences, memories, and life events. This process often involves the identification and examination of significant themes, patterns, and lessons learned throughout one's lifespan. Through life review, individuals can gain a deeper understanding of their own identity, values, and beliefs, and how these have shaped their present circumstances and future outlooks. It can serve as a tool for personal growth, self-discovery, and the promotion of a sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Routine community health services

Routine community health services refer to a comprehensive health care service system that is government-led, community-participated, and guided by superior health institutions. It focuses on grass-roots health institutions and is staffed with general practitioners as the backbone. By rationally utilizing community resources, it provides a series of comprehensive health care services to community residents. These services center on human health, target families as the unit, cover the entire community, and aim to meet the basic health service needs of community residents.

Specifically, routine community health services include the following aspects: Health Education, Prevention and Control, Health Care Services and so on.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥60 years old
* Conform to the diagnosis of disability
* Those who scored \<38 points on the Chinese version of the Meaning of Life Scale (C-MLQ)
* Conscious, able to comprehend the questionnaire, and have the ability to communicate verbally
* Voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

* With cognitive impairment
* Unable to complete the questionnaire due to their physical condition
* Participated in other psychosocial interventions during the same period

Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No