Trial reportFrontiers in psychology2025
A randomized controlled trial study of a life review art intervention for older adults living alone.
Trial report in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06763757 (Art Application and Transformation on Solitary Seniors.), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Art Application and Transformation on Solitary Seniors.
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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of visual art therapy on depressive symptoms in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
Background: Older adults living alone face high risks of depression and functional decline; culturally adapted, non-pharmacological options are needed. Objective: To test whether a 12-week Life Review Art Therapy (LRAT) program improves psychological well-being and adaptive functioning in older adults living alone (OALA). Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 22 participants (experimental Results: Compared with the control group, the experimental group demonstrated significant reductions in depressive symptoms (GDS-15 post-test mean difference = -9.45; BDI-II post-test mean difference = -15.82) and the General Adaptive Composite (GAC) of adaptive behavior significantly increased (post-test mean difference = 10.64). Significant improvements were observed in the Conceptual and Social domains, while no significant changes were found in the Practical domain. At the skill level, the experimental group demonstrated significant gains in Communication, Self-Direction, Social, and Community Use ( Conclusion: Life Review Art Therapy effectively enhanced both emotional well-being and daily functioning in OALA, supporting its potential as a community-based, non-pharmacological intervention. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06763757, Unique Protocol ID: 202410001RINA.
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