Homebound Elderly People Psychotherapeutic Intervention (HEPPI): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Geriatrics Gerontology and Aging Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.53886/gga.e0220033

Andreia G Jesus, M. Lima, M. Vilar, N. Pachana

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To present the study protocol for the Homebound Elderly People Psychotherapeutic Intervention (HEPPI), a home-delivered cognitive-emotional intervention aimed at homebound older adults with mild cognitive impairment and depression and/or anxiety symptoms. METHODS: A two-arm, open-label, parallel-group randomized controlled trial will be conducted to compare the effects of HEPPI with treatment as usual. Homebound older adults will be recruited from the community through contact with their health care networks in mainland Portugal. All participants will complete baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up assessments. Primary outcomes will be changes in episodic memory and depression and anxiety symptoms. Secondary outcomes will include changes in general cognition, attentional control, subjective memory complaints, quality of life, functional status, and loneliness. RELEVANCE: The availability of evidence-based home-delivered non-pharmacological interventions meeting the cognitive and emotional needs of the homebound older population could improve their access to mental health care resources and increase their mental health and quality of life.

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居家老年人心理治疗干预(HEPPI):一项随机对照试验的研究方案

目的:介绍居家老年人心理治疗干预(HEPPI)的研究方案，这是一种针对有轻度认知障碍、抑郁和/或焦虑症状的居家老年人的家庭提供的认知情绪干预。方法:将进行一项双臂、开放标签、平行组随机对照试验，比较HEPPI与常规治疗的效果。将通过与葡萄牙大陆的卫生保健网络联系，从社区招募居家老年人。所有参与者将完成基线、干预后和3个月随访评估。主要结果将是情景记忆、抑郁和焦虑症状的改变。次要结果包括一般认知、注意力控制、主观记忆抱怨、生活质量、功能状态和孤独感的改变。相关性:满足居家老年人认知和情感需求的循证家庭非药物干预措施的可用性可以改善他们获得精神卫生保健资源的机会，并提高他们的精神健康和生活质量。

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