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Activation Programme's Impact on Seniors' Emotionality and Loneliness

NCT06866015 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2025-03-14

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Summary

The goal of this pilot study is to verify the short-term effectiveness of the Activation-Socialisation Intervention Programme (A-S IP) on the psychosocial survival of older adults in a specific care facility. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does the A-S IP reduce the rate of negative emotional states in older adults?
* Does the A-S IP increase the rate of positive emotional states in older adults?
* Does the A-S IP reduce feelings of loneliness in older adults? Researchers will compare the experimental group (older adults participating in the A-S IP) to a control group (older adults not participating in the intervention) to assess the impact on emotional states and loneliness.

Participants will:

* Participate in 40 activities based on three domains (Laughter Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy, and Cognitive and Social Skills Stimulation)
* Engage in group activities for four weeks, with daily sessions scheduled in the morning and afternoon
* Provide feedback on their experiences through surveys and questionnaires to assess their emotional states and satisfaction with the intervention

The study will also explore whether the intervention contributes to the well-being of older adults, as measured by changes in their emotional states and feelings of loneliness.

Conditions

  • Emotional States
  • Loneliness
  • Seniors

Interventions

OTHER

Activation-socialization intervention programme

The proposed A-S IP (Author, 2021) includes 40 activities of three domains focusing mainly on the social-psychological level of education: the Laughter Therapy Concept (13), the Reminiscence Therapy Concept (13), and the Cognitive and Social Skills Stimulation Intervention Concept (14). The implementation of the A-S IP activities was designed for a time period of four weeks during weekdays. In the Hriňovčan care facility for older adults, mainly in the common room, two activities were implemented daily during the morning and afternoon hours reserved for this purpose. Morning activities (active) were from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., and afternoon activities (passive) were from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. The application of the activities was strictly determined and organised according to a time-thematic schedule that applied rules. The participants participated in group activities, and their participation was voluntary.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Diana Ďuricová

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Diana Ďuricová, PhDr. · Matej Bel University

  • Lenka Ďuricová, doc., Mgr., PhD. · Matej Bel University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
62 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-02-04
Primary Completion
2021-03-08
Completion
2021-03-30

Countries

  • Slovakia

Study Locations

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