Although there are an increasing number of mental health treatment adaptations for older adults, there are still a number of factors to consider when making these adaptations. Cognitive decline is one such factor that places significant burden on older adults and can interfere with traditional mental health therapies. Engage is a behavioral treatment approach that has shown to be effective in treating late life depression. The investigators are testing the feasibility of Engage as a treatment method for late life depression in older adults with cognitive decline. The objective is to corroborate Engage as an alternative late life depression treatment method for a sub-population of older adults with cognitive decline. Cognitive decline poses a unique mental health treatment barrier that is often over looked in younger populations. With a relatively higher prevalence of cognitive decline in older adulthood, it is imperative that a feasible mental health treatment program that can be effective in the presence of cognitive decline.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Engage is a 9-week, behavioral-based, psychotherapy treatment protocol for late-life depression.
University of Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
RECRUITINGHamilton Depression Rating Scale
Measure of depressive symptoms used to assess changes across treatment from baseline to mid-treatment, to post-treatment, and follow up at 36 weeks post-baseline. Scores range from 0 - 54 with higher scores indicating worse depression.
Time frame: Assessed at Baseline, Week 6, Week 9, and Week 36 follow-up.
World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0)
Measure of disability and functioning. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating worse disability.
Time frame: Assessed at Baseline, Week 6, Week 9, and Week 36 follow-up.
Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale (BADS)
Measure of behavioral activation (target mechanism). Scores range from 0 to 54, with higher scores indicating more dysfunction.
Time frame: Assessed at Baseline, Week 6, Week 9, and Week 36 follow-up.
Social Problem-Solving Inventory Revised-Short Form
measure of problem solving skills. Total scores range from 0 to 100. When all appropriate items are reverse-scored, higher scores indicate better social problem solving functioning.
Time frame: Assessed at Baseline, Week 6, Week 9, and Week 36 follow-up.
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