Psycho-educational Intervention Programme for Comprehensive Preparation for Retirement: Study Protocol

NCT ID: NCT06533202

Last Updated: 2024-08-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-09

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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Background: The transition to retirement can be a challenging event, necessitating the adjustment of new routines, roles and expectations. Such modifications have the potential to impact the individual's quality of life and psychosocial well-being. t is of the utmost importance to develop intervention programmes that prepare people for retirement, with the objective of facilitating a positive and healthy transition.

Methods: A parallel randomised controlled clinical trial with two arms will be conducted. The study will be conducted at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Salamanca (USAL) in Spain. The study will recruit individuals aged 60 years or older who are already retired or who will retire within the next five years. The participants will be divided into two groups: the intervention group (IG), which will undergo a comprehensive psychoeducational intervention programme, and the control group (CG), which will engage in a controlled follow-up. The programme will comprise 12 sessions over a period of three months. All participants will be assessed at the outset and conclusion of the study, as well as after three months, during which time data regarding their socio-demographic characteristics and responses to the following scales will be collected: The World Health Organization Quality of Life Measure - Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF), the Retirement Attitudes Scale (EAJ), the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), the Questionnaire of Stereotypes towards Old Age (CENVE), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), the MOS Questionnaire of Perceived Social Support (MOS), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Generalised Self-Efficacy Scale (EAG) and the Self-Regulation Scale (EAR).

Discussion: The objective of this study is to enhance the comprehension and implementation of intervention programmes in anticipation of retirement and the subsequent phase of life. To this end, a comprehensive psychoeducational intervention is proposed, with the aim of improving quality of life and attitudes towards retirement, increasing life satisfaction, psychological flexibility, perceived social support and general health, self-efficacy and self-regulation, and reducing stereotypes about ageing. The programme is designed to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge to navigate the challenges and opportunities associated with the transition to retirement.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Aging Adaptation Psychosocial Factors Psychology Older People Retirement

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
The work of sequencing, randomisation, recruitment and allocation of the trial sample will be carried out by research staff who are not involved in the assessments or interventions of each group, thus avoiding any potential bias in the trial.

Participants will also be blinded and will not know which group they have been allocated to and therefore which intervention they will receive. In order to minimise any contamination between groups, the assessment process will be carried out by external research staff who will perform the measurements and who have been previously trained and educated to avoid subjective bias in the process, as they will be unaware of the intervention group to which they have been assigned, thus masking the blinded assessment by third parties in the clinical trial. In addition, the researchers responsible for the statistical analysis of the trial will be blinded in order to increase the rigour of the trial process and thus the scientific quality.

Study Groups

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Education Programme

Why: At the end of the baseline assessment, participants will receive instructions and recommendations to facilitate a positive and healthy transition to retirement, as part of an education programme. These will focus on the benefits of an active lifestyle and general guidelines to follow.

What (materials): Instructions and recommendations for an education programme.

What (procedures): Participants will receive instructions and recommendations on how to facilitate a positive and healthy transition to retirement as part of an education programme.

How: The participants will receive the material individually at the commencement of the programme.

When and for how long: The intervention consists of a single session and details of the time and duration will be provided to participants.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Education Programme

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

At the end of the baseline assessment, participants will receive instructions and recommendations to facilitate a positive and healthy transition to retirement, as part of an education programme. These will focus on the benefits of an active lifestyle and general guidelines to follow.

Psychoeducational Programme

Why: The programme is based on a psychoeducational intervention that aims to facilitate a positive and healthy transition into retirement.

What (materials): projector, computer, screen, presentation of content, stationery, chairs, tables and self-recording of home tasks.

What (procedures): Patients assigned to the experimental group will follow a psychoeducational programme structured and supervised at the University of Salamanca, consisting of a education programme combined with a psychoeducational programme.

Who will carry out the interventions: The content is divided into six modules: (I) Introduction to retirement from a psychosocial approach, (II) Health and retirement, (III) Financial security and the process of successful retirement, (IV) Status and retirement, (V) Leisure and retirement, and (VI) My personal project (Table 1).

When and for how long: Each participant will receive 4 sessions per month for 3 months, for a total of 12 sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Psychoeducational Programme

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The objective of this type of programme is to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills required to navigate the challenges and capitalise on the opportunities presented by retirement. In particular, the programme strives to enhance the quality of life and attitudes towards retirement, elevate levels of life satisfaction, psychological flexibility, perceived social support and general health, self-efficacy and self-regulation, and mitigate stereotypes associated with ageing.

Interventions

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Psychoeducational Programme

The objective of this type of programme is to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills required to navigate the challenges and capitalise on the opportunities presented by retirement. In particular, the programme strives to enhance the quality of life and attitudes towards retirement, elevate levels of life satisfaction, psychological flexibility, perceived social support and general health, self-efficacy and self-regulation, and mitigate stereotypes associated with ageing.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education Programme

At the end of the baseline assessment, participants will receive instructions and recommendations to facilitate a positive and healthy transition to retirement, as part of an education programme. These will focus on the benefits of an active lifestyle and general guidelines to follow.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be retired or nearing retirement (within 5 years)
* Be 60 years of age or older
* Voluntarily sign the consent form to participate
* Complete the initial assessment

Exclusion Criteria

* No evidence of literacy difficulties or a significant deficit in language comprehension
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Salamanca

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sara Jiménez García-Tizón

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Castilla y León

Salamanca, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Facility Contacts

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Sara Jiménez García-Tizón, PhD

Role: primary

923294500

Other Identifiers

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USAL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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