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Effectiveness of Story-Centred Care Intervention Program in Older Persons Living in Long-term Care Facilities

NCT02965937 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2016-11-17

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Summary

The study aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of Story-Centred Care Intervention Program on reducing depressive symptoms, improving cognitive function, HRV, Blood pressure and quality of life in older adults living in a long-term care facility.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Story-centred care intervention program

Participants in the intervention group received the "Story-Centred Care Intervention Program" once a week for four weeks.

OTHER

Health consultation control condition

The control group received a health consultation from researchers once a week for four weeks.. The health consultation will be tailored to the participants' needs. Based on a previous study12, the health consultation will include pain management, healthy nutrition, how to make best use of medical services and education and counselling for individual health-related concerns.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tri-Service General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kao Chi-Wen, PHD · Taiwan Nurses Association

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-08-31

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