Effects of Cognitive Group Iterventions on Depression and Cognition Among Elderly Women in Long-Term Care

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ID20393392
AuthorsIvo L Abraham (a The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA), Lillian J Currie (b University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA), Marcia M Neundorfer (c Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH)
Year1992
Volume4
Issue1
Pages5-24
Publication date1992-04-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Women & Aging (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0895-2841 • E-ISSN: 1540-7322
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j074v04n01_02
PMID29710449
OpenAlexW2019315082
LanguageEN
Citations received4

The effects of cognitive-behavioral group therapy and focused visual imagery group therapy on cognition and depression in frail women residing in nursing homes were examined.' Twenty-four (24) women participated in a 24-week protocol of cognitive- behavioral group therapy and twenty-one (21) in a protocol of visual imagery group therapy of similar duration. Eleven (11) women in a comparison condition participated in a 24 week series of educational discussion group sessions. Data on cognition and depression are reported for four time points: 4 weeks before treatment initiation, 8 and 20 weeks after treatment initiation, and 4 weeks after treatment termination. Subjects in the cognitive-behavioral and visual imagery groups experienced a significant improvement in cognition over the duration of the study, while subjects in the educational discussion groups did not. There was no effect for any of the interventions on depression. This lack of effect may indicate the tenacity of depression among female nursing home residents and

Cognition · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Clinical Psychology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Medicine · Psychology

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