Activation Programme's Impact on Seniors' Emotionality and Loneliness

NCT06866015 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 162/2025
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 41
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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

Keywords

older adult; elderly care facilities; intervention programme; emotions; loneliness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• the Scale of Emotional Habitual Subjective Well-being - SEHP (Džuka & Dalbert, 2002)

  The Scale of Emotional Habituation of Subjective Well-Being - SEHP (Džuka \& Dalbert, 2002) was used to examine the short-term effectiveness of the intervention programme. The self-esteem scale maps the frequency of experiencing positive and negative emotions, totalling 10. Negative emotional experiencing consists of six emotions such as anger, guilt, fear, pain, sadness, and shame, positive emotional experiencing consists of pleasure, physical freshness, joy, and happiness. The participants responded on a six-point scale (6 - almost always; 1 - almost never). The total score of negative emotions is the sum of negative emotions, and the total score of positive emotions is the sum of positive emotions (Džuka et al., 2021). An additional variable, loneliness, was added to the scale. It was assessed on an identical six-point scale. Unit of Measure: Score (Total score for positive and negative emotions)

  one month

Study Arms (1)

Activation-socialization interventiom programme

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Activation-socialization intervention programme

Interventions

Activation-socialization intervention programme OTHER

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.

Activation-socialization interventiom programme

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 62 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• long-term residence in the facility,
• age over 62,
• willingness to participate,
• ability to participate (no severe cognitive or physical impairments)

You may not qualify if:

• significant physical problems,
• significant mental health problems,
• unwillingness to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Diana Ďuricová: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hriňovčan care facility for older adults

Hriňová, Slovakia, 96205, Slovakia

Location

Study Officials

• Diana Ďuricová, PhDr.

  Matej Bel University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Lenka Ďuricová, doc., Mgr., PhD.

  Matej Bel University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 24, 2025
• First Posted: March 10, 2025
• Study Start: February 4, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 8, 2021
• Study Completion: March 30, 2021
• Last Updated: March 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SL (1)