Art therapy as an adjuvant treatment for depression in elderly women: a randomized controlled trial
Rev. bras. psiquiatr
; 40(3): 256-263, July-Sept. 2018. tab, graf
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
There are few quantitative studies on art therapy for the treatment of depression. The objective of this study was to evaluate if art therapy is beneficial as an adjuvant treatment for depression in the elderly.Methods:
A randomized, controlled, single-blind study was carried out in a sample of elderly women with major depressive disorder (MDD) stable on pharmacotherapy. The experimental group (EG) was assigned to 20 weekly art therapy sessions (90 min/session). The control group (CG) was not subjected to any adjuvant intervention. Patients were evaluated at baseline and after 20 weeks, using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and cognitive measures.Results:
Logistic regression analysis adjusted for age revealed that women in EG (n=31) had significant improvement in GDS (p = 0.007), BDI (p = 0.025), and BAI (p = 0.032) scores as compared with controls (n=25). No difference was found in the cognitive measures.Conclusion:
Art therapy as an adjunctive treatment for MDD in the elderly can improve depressive and anxiety symptoms. Clinical trial registration RBR-2YXY7Z
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 9: Redução de doenças não transmissíveis
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Arteterapia
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Avaliação Geriátrica
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Transtorno Depressivo Maior
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio clínico controlado
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. bras. psiquiatr
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR