NCT05802043

Effect of Cognitive Stimulating Interventions on Cognitive Self-Efficacy and Sense of Happiness Among Older Adults

Cognitive Stimulating Interventions Improve Cognitive Self- Efficacy and Sense of Happiness Among Older Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alexandria University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The present study aims to determine the effect of cognitive stimulation interventions on cognitive self-efficacy and sense of happiness among older adults. Research hypothesis: Older adults who receive the cognitive stimulation interventions exhibit higher cognitive self-efficacy and sense of happiness than those who do not receive it.

Detailed description

A convenient sample of eighty (80) older adults will be used according Epi info V 7.0 program calculation based on the following statistical parameters ; Population size: 250, expected frequency: 50%, confidence coefficient: 95%, acceptable error: 10%, minimum sample size = 70. The study will include eighty (80) older adults aged 60 years and more and fulfilling the following criteria: Inclusion criteria 1. Aged 60 years and old. 2. Able to read and write. 3. Have mild cognitive impairment: score of score of 18-23 based on the Mini Mental State Examination Scale (MMSE). 4. Have no depression: score of 0 to 4 using the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS\_SF). 5. Accept participation in the study. 6. Available at the selected setting during the time of data collection. 7. Have no pronounced impairment of their visual and auditory abilities could affect their participation in the group and make use of most of the materials in the sessions, as determined by the researchers. The selected study subjects (80) will be randomly assigned to two equal groups of 40 older adults each as flows; Group 1, study group: include older adults who will receive the proposed interventions, cognitive stimulation interventions. Group 2, control group: include older adults who will receive the routine activities of the elderly club.

Conditions

• Self- Efficacy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Stimulating Interventions	a quasi-experimental research design.The study subjects of group 1, the study group, will receive the proposed interventions, the cognitive stimulation interventions through small groups of study subjects receiving 12 sessions of group activities (2 sessions/week, approximately 45- 60 minutes/session). A group size of 6 to 8 will be conducted. The interventions group will be conducted in activity rooms within the elderly club.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-17
• Primary completion: 2023-02-01
• Completion: 2023-02-10
• First posted: 2023-04-06
• Last updated: 2023-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt