Chadjikyprianou Andreas, Constantinidou Fofi
Department of Psychology and Center for Applied Neuroscience, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Apr 20;10:1161060. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1161060. eCollection 2023.
An essential element of quality aging is the maintenance of cognitive and psychosocial functioning. The principal objective of the present paper was to present the theoretical framework, content and process evaluation of a newly developed multi-dimensional group intervention designed to strengthen/improve areas of cognitive and psychosocial functioning in adults over 65.
The intervention implements multiple methodologies aiming to facilitate contextual integration of learned concepts and strategies derived from clinical psychology and rehabilitation. It moves seamlessly on the cognition-emotion axes and consists of five active ingredients selected to address challenges associated with aging: Memory Compensatory Strategies, Problem-Solving, Emotion Regulation, Mindfulness, and Locus of Control. Thirty participants joined the intervention group aged 65-75 years ( = 69.03; SD = 3.04). All 30 participants who were included in the intervention group completed the program.
Results from the Participant Satisfaction Scale indicate that the program was perceived very positively by participants, who also reported implementing their newly learned strategies in activities of daily life. Furthermore, there was high correlation between internal locus of control and the learned strategies.
The outcomes of this analysis indicate that the intervention is feasible and well tolerated by our target group. This multidimensional intervention may offer a valuable contribution to public health care and dementia prevention for older adults.
[https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=NCT01481246], identifier [NCT01481246].
高质量老龄化的一个关键要素是维持认知和心理社会功能。本文的主要目的是介绍一种新开发的多维度团体干预的理论框架、内容和过程评估，该干预旨在加强/改善65岁以上成年人的认知和心理社会功能领域。
该干预采用多种方法，旨在促进从临床心理学和康复学中获得的所学概念和策略的情境整合。它在认知-情感轴上无缝推进，由五个有效要素组成，旨在应对与衰老相关的挑战：记忆补偿策略、问题解决、情绪调节、正念和控制点。30名年龄在65-75岁之间的参与者加入了干预组（平均年龄=69.03岁；标准差=3.04岁）。干预组的所有30名参与者都完成了该项目。
参与者满意度量表的结果表明，参与者对该项目的评价非常积极，他们还报告在日常生活活动中实施了新学到的策略。此外，内控点与所学策略之间存在高度相关性。
该分析结果表明，该干预对我们的目标群体是可行的且耐受性良好。这种多维度干预可能对老年人的公共卫生保健和痴呆症预防做出宝贵贡献。
[https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=NCT01481246]，标识符 [NCT01481246]。
