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STUDY PROTOCOL article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Aging Psychiatry
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1448771

Psychotherapeutic interventions for depressive symptoms in older adults in a community setting: A systematic review protocol

Provisionally accepted
Bruno G. Morgado Bruno G. Morgado 1,2*Celso Silva Celso Silva 3,4Ines Agostinho Ines Agostinho 5Filipe Brás Filipe Brás 6Pedro Amaro Pedro Amaro 1,3Leonel Lusquinhos Leonel Lusquinhos 7Brooke Viertel Brooke Viertel 8César Fonseca César Fonseca 3,7Núria Albacar-Riobóo Núria Albacar-Riobóo 2Lara Guedes De Pinho Lara Guedes De Pinho 3,7
  • 1 Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal
  • 2 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
  • 3 Comprehensive Health Research Centre, University of Evora, Évora, Portugal
  • 4 Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Beja, Beja, Portugal
  • 5 West Lisbon Local Health Unit, EPE., Lisbon, Portugal
  • 6 Alto Alentejo Local Health Unit, Portalegre, Portugal
  • 7 São João de Deus School of Nursing, Évora, Portugal
  • 8 University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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    Depression is a prevalent illness among the elderly, so psychotherapeutic interventions new nonpharmacological interventions are needed to promote health and quality of life. This literature review aims to identify trials of any psychotherapeutic interventions aimed at reducing depressive symptoms in older adults. This literature review aims to identify trials on any psychotherapeutic interventions that effectively reduce depressive symptoms in older adults.This literature review aims to carry out trials on any psychotherapeutic interventions that reduce depressive symptoms in older adults. A systematic literature review with a meta-analysis will be carried out. The following databases will be searched: CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MedicLatina, MEDLINE with Full Text, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. To minimize bias, four reviewers will independently assess the inclusion of studies. The fifth reviewer will be responsible for disaggregating inclusion and exclusion between two authors.The results of the analysis will be grouped in a table with the characteristics of the included studies, including author, year, sample, objectives, methods, assessment instruments, psychotherapeutic interventions, results, follow-up and a data compilation scheme. This scientific article is a systematic review protocol for which the data has already been extracted and is being analyzed.Examples of possible strategies to include cognitive restructuring and mental health programs for older adults in community settings. With this clear and direct identification of psychotherapeutic interventions, it will be clearer for mental health professionals to be able to intervene effectively to promote the mental health and well-being of older adults.

    Keywords: Psychotherapies, non-pharmacological therapy, Non-pharmacological treatment, Depression, older adults, community setting, Systematic review, protocol Português (Portugal)

    Received: 13 Jun 2024; Accepted: 16 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Morgado, Silva, Agostinho, Brás, Amaro, Lusquinhos, Viertel, Fonseca, Albacar-Riobóo and Pinho. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Bruno G. Morgado, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portalegre, 7301-901, Portalegre, Portugal

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