Effectiveness of Cosmetic Therapy on Self-esteem and Depression for Elderly Residents in Long-Term Care Institutions

Cosmetic therapy provides a psychological effect on the elderly, improving their self-confidence and social participation. This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of cosmetic therapy to enhance the self-esteem and reduce depression of elderly residents in long-term care institutions. We expect that a 6-week cosmetic therapy will improve the elderly's mental health, including depression and self-esteem.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Aged; Long-Term Care
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Cosmetic therapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 70
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Taipei, Taiwan
    • Yi-xing Elderly long-term care center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years to 100 years (OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged over 65 years old.
• Having been admitted to a long-term care institution (conservation type) for three months.
• Be able to communicate in Mandarin, Taiwanese and written languages.
• The total score of Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) is higher than 24 points.
• The muscle strength of the left or right hand is 4 points (inclusive) or above, and the maintenance and makeup procedures can be operated with one or both hands.
• After the researcher's explanation, the participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under the age of 65.
• The applicant has been admitted to a long-term care institution (conservation type) for less than three months.
• Unable to communicate in Mandarin, Taiwanese and written language.
• Participated in cosmetic therapy.
• Diagnosed with mental illness (except depression), dementia and delirium.
• Currently taking antidepressant drugs.
• Currently receiving depression-related treatment.
• The maintenance and makeup steps cannot be operated with assistance.
• Failure to sign the research consent form.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention group; The experimental group received 6-week cosmetic therapy.	Behavioral: Cosmetic therapy; The cosmetic therapy in this study is once a week, 60 minutes each section for a total of 6-week. Cosmetic therapy uses the teaching materials to teach the subjects skincare and makeup operation steps and use the 10-minute limb stretching to relax their minds before the activity, and then lead the research subjects to use cotton pads to apply lotion and lotion. , female subjects used powder, eyebrow pencil, and lipstick (or lip balm) to complete weekly different-themed activities and hairstyling, while men performed weekly different theme activities and hairstyling.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control group; The control group maintains the institution's original daily routine care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Geriatric Depression Scale short-form (GDS-SF)	Geriatric Depression Scale short-form is a 15-item scale; each item on this scale uses a " Yes/ NO" answer method, and the scoring method is 1 point and 0 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 15, with less than 5 indicating no depression symptoms, 5 to 9 indicating mild depression, greater than or equal to 10 indicating moderate to severe depression.	Pre-test before cosmetic therapy intervention and post-test at the end of six-week cosmetic therapy
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Chinese version)	Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Chinese version) is a 10-item scale that measures the respondent's self-esteem. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree); the minimum and maximum scores on the scale are 10 and 40, with lower scores suggesting better self-esteem.	Pre-test before cosmetic therapy intervention and post-test at the end of six-week cosmetic therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tsui-Wei Chien, PhD, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): December 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): February 14, 2022
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): February 28, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 12, 2022
• First Posted (ACTUAL): January 26, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): March 23, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 21, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Depression; Self-esteem; Elderly Residents; Long-Term Care Institution; Cosmetic Therapy
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Depression
• Other Study ID Numbers: C110043

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No