The Effects of an Applied Behavioral Activation Therapy Program on the Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults with Depressive Disorder
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an applied behavioral activation therapy [BAT] program, depressive symptoms, older adults with depressive disorderAbstract
The purpose of this pre-post tested quasi-experimental research was to determine the effects of an applied behavioral activation therapy [BAT] program on the depressive symptoms. The participants consisted of 68 persons aged 60 years old and older. Then each pair was randomly assigned into the control and experimental group, with 34 persons in each group. The research instruments were the following:
1) the applied behavioral activation therapy program, which was content validated by 3 professional experts, and 2) the depressive symptoms inventory for Thai elderly with depressive disorders, which the reliability using Chronbach’s alpha coefficient was .85. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t-test.
The research results were the following: 1) The after participating in BAT program were significantly lower than their mean scores of depressive symptoms on pretest before participating in BAT program (t = 11.30, p<.001). 2) The mean depressive scores of the experimental group significantly lower than the control group that received standard of care (t= -5.94, p<.001). In conclusion, the BAT program was effectively reduced the depressive symptoms of older adults with depressive disorder. This study suggested that the BAT program should be provided for a long-term follow-up to examine the retention of the program on depressive symptoms. The researcher also considered additional activities of family caregivers to increase the efficiency of the program.
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