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IRCT20190918044816N1 IRCT 2020-02-18 Kashan University of Medical Sciences The effect of intergenerational interaction on the elderly’s health The effect of intergenerational interaction on the elderly’s psychological and social health 2019-10-12 anticipated 40 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/42296 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: First, one of the schools in Qom will be selected conveniently. Then a list of the students in the age range of 8-12 years will be obtained from the school’s authorities. Afterward, an invitation letter will be sent to the students’ families and invite them to participate in the study if they have older adults aging 60 and over. Among the families with inclusion criteria who expressed their willingness, 40 eligible elderly-child couples will be selected. Then, the study supervisor will randomly assign the couples into two groups via an online random number generator (i.e. https://www.sealedenvelope.com/simple-randomiser/v1/lists). Then the generated numbers will be written on small cards and the cards will be placed into envelopes. The second researcher who performs the protocol will not be aware of the content of envelopes. In the first visit with the participants (before the start of the intervention), the second researcher will ask each couple to pick an envelope and the researcher will execute the protocol accordingly. N/A Condition 1: Psychological health. Condition 2: Social health. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Six 90-minute sessions of intergenerational interaction will be held in the form of a game between seniors and their grandchildren. There are two playlists, one containing games that the elderly are mastered in and the other containing games that children are mastered in. In each session, a game will be selected of each list by the elderly and the children. Then, the seniors and the child will teach the selected games to each other and will play it together. Intervention 2: Control group: The control group receives no intervention, and only will complete the study instruments at time similar to the intervention group. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is "No more information"
public Nasrin Torabian
No.48 , Alley 2, Savaran Ave.
Qom Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3718638674 +98 25 3890 9786 torabian1364@gmail.com Kashan University of Medical Sciences scientific Dr. Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery
Ravand Road, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Kashan Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8715988111 +98 31 5554 0021 adib1344@yahoo.com Kashan University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Grandfather or grandmother of the child Ability to move independently with or without assistive devices Ability to see and hear with or without glasses and hearing aids Ability to speak and verbal communication Consent to participate in the study Lack of a known cognitive impairment Eight to 12 years old student interested in playing with seniors Parental consent for student's participation in the study 60 years no limit Both Absence of more than two sessions by the elderly The occurrence of a particular disease affecting the mental health of the elderly during the study Absence of more than two sessions by the child Z00 Z60.0 Encounter for general examination without complaint, suspected or reported diagnosis Problems of adjustment to life-cycle transitions Behavior N/A Intervention group: Six 90-minute sessions of intergenerational interaction will be held in the form of a game between seniors and their grandchildren. There are two playlists, one containing games that the elderly are mastered in and the other containing games that children are mastered in. In each session, a game will be selected of each list by the elderly and the children. Then, the seniors and the child will teach the selected games to each other and will play it together. Control group: The control group receives no intervention, and only will complete the study instruments at time similar to the intervention group. Mental Health Score. Timepoint: Before, at the end, and four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire ( GHQ28). Social Health Score. Timepoint: Before, at the end, and four weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: The 33-item Keyes social health questionnaire. Kashan University of Medical Sciences Approved 2019-09-23 Ethics committee of Kashan University of Medical Sciences Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Qotb Ravandi Blvd Kashan Isfehan Iran (Islamic Republic of)