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Managing depressive symptoms in people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia with a multicomponent psychotherapy intervention: a randomized controlled trial.
- Source :
- International Psychogeriatrics; Mar2021, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p217-231, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the CORDIAL program, a psychosocial intervention consisting of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive rehabilitation, and reminiscence to manage depressive symptoms for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.<bold>Design: </bold>We conducted a randomized controlled trial, based on a two-group (intervention and control), pre-/post-intervention design.<bold>Setting: </bold>Participants were recruited from five different old age psychiatry and memory clinics at outpatients' hospitals.<bold>Participants: </bold>Hundred and ninety-eight people with MCI or early-stage dementia were included.<bold>Intervention: </bold>The intervention group (n = 100) received 11 individual weekly sessions of the CORDIAL program. This intervention includes elements from CBT, cognitive rehabilitation, and reminiscence therapy. The control group (n = 98) received treatment-as-usual.<bold>Measurements: </bold>We assessed Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) (main outcome), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire, and Quality of Life in Alzheimer's disease (secondary outcomes) over the course of 4 months and at a 10-month follow-up visit.<bold>Results: </bold>A linear mixed model demonstrated that the depressive symptoms assessed by MADRS were significantly more reduced in the intervention groups as compared to the control group (p < 0.001). The effect persisted for 6 months after the intervention. No significant differences between groups were found in neuropsychiatric symptoms or quality of life.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Our multicomponent intervention, which comprised 11 individual sessions of CBT, cognitive rehabilitation, and reminiscence therapy, reduced depressive symptoms in people with MCI and dementia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10416102
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Psychogeriatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149533222
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220000216