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Trial reportRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)

Art therapy as an adjuvant treatment for depression in elderly women: a randomized controlled trial.

Eliana C Ciasca, Rita C Ferreira, Carmen L A Santana, Orestes V Forlenza, Glenda D Dos Santos, Paula S Brum, Paula V Nunes

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 37 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
55.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05098756 naunknown statusnot on this map

The Effectiveness of Applying Art Therapy on Social Interaction, Self-esteem and Well-Being for Elderly Residents in Long-Term Care Institutions

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health SciencesRan2021 to 2022Enrolled82ConditionsLong-Term Care, AgedArmsArt therapy
NCT05503056 nacompletednot on this map

The Utilization of Art Therapy During Pregnancy to Reduce the Incidence of Postpartum Depression

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedstar Health Research InstituteRan2022 to 2024Enrolled100ConditionsPregnancy Related, DepressionArmsart therapy, nothing
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eliana C CiascaDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), SãoPaulo, SP, Brazil.
Rita C FerreiraDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), SãoPaulo, SP, Brazil.
Carmen L A SantanaEscola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), SãoPaulo, SP, Brazil.
Orestes V ForlenzaDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), SãoPaulo, SP, Brazil.
Glenda D Dos SantosDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), SãoPaulo, SP, Brazil.
Paula S BrumDepartamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), SãoPaulo, SP, Brazil.
Paula V NunesDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP), SãoPaulo, SP, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThere 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.

methodsA 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.

resultsLogistic 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.

conclusionArt therapy as an adjunctive treatment for MDD in the elderly can improve depressive and anxiety symptoms. CLINICAL

trial registrationRBR-2YXY7Z.

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Geriatric AssessmentAgedAnxiety DisordersArt TherapyCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMajor Depressive DisorderMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapySingle-Blind MethodSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsTreatment Outcome

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PMID29412335
PMCPMC6899401
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