Quality of Life and Psychological Strengths of Older People — QUALIFRAG  

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title: Quality of Life and Psychological Strengths of Older People: Assessment and Intervention

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

As the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) overspreads around the world, and scientists try to elucidate about the complexity of the virus, there is clear potential for it to become a long-lasting global illness. In this picture, Spain has emerged as one of the most affected countries with a high prevalence rate. The possibility of illness or even death, the uncertainty of the future, or the required physical estrangement, make this epidemic a highly stressful situation with potential long-term consequences on the physical and psychological wellbeing of the population, just isolation raises the probability of health problems like depression and anxiety. However, the same event does not affect everybody equally. The ultimate effect of a stressor will depend on its appraisal as a threat and the resources the person counts on to copy and several biopsychosocial variables could play an important role, as risk or protective factors.

Clinical Trial Description

The intervention program "How to improve your strengths and quality of life" consists of 8 individual sessions. The sessions take place weekly, so the total duration of the program is 8 weeks. Each session lasts approximately 1 hour. The sessions will be held both in person and online.

Following the principles of the psychoeducational therapy and Positive Psychology, this program is focused on the enhancement of personal strengths and quality of life of the elderly. Specifically, during the sessions, the following topics will be worked on: resilience, gratitude, acceptance, family functioning and quality of life in its different dimensions (control, autonomy, pleasure and self-fulfillment). ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Quality of Life
• Skills, Coping

• NCT number: NCT06381037
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: CEU San Pablo University
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2023
• Completion date: August 31, 2026