A Community-based Resilience Group Psychotherapy for Only-child Loss Parents in China

Central South University80 enrolled

Overview

Two communities in Changsha was selected, where principle investigators' institution located, to recruit 80 participants into intervention group and control group. Resilience therapy group was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers, which lasts 8 weeks. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up. Measurement was conducted before the intervention, immediately after intervention, 3-month after intervention, and 12-month after intervention. A questionnaire was used during each measurement, including several scales in it, including resilience and depression.The saliva test of Dehydroepiandrosterone was also done in each measurement.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Depression

Interventions

Resilience Group Psychotherapy was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers. The resilience promotion therapy lasts 8 weeks, and also has a group intervention in each week. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 49 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. had only one child but now passed away; 2. failed to have another children; 3. volunteered to participate; 4. the score of resilience was under 72 points indicating a lower or middle level Exclusion Criteria: 1. in the acute bereavement period (\<6 months); 2. unable to participate in activities due to severe physical illness; 3. receiving drug treatment for mental illness; 4. receiving other psychological therapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change of resilience

A kind of ability to bounce back from adversity measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of resilience, ranging from 0-100.

Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention

Change of depression

Depressive mood in recent two weeks measured by Zung Self-rated Depression Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of depression, ranging from 0-80.