Efficacy of Narrative Therapy for Older People With Depression

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Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The research aims to investigate the efficacy of a narrative therapy group in reducing depressive symptoms among older people. This study adopts a mixed methods research design, involving both quantitative and qualitative approaches. In the quantitative study, a randomised controlled trial will compare a narrative therapy group with a waitlist control group to determine whether an eight-session narrative therapy group can reduce depressive symptoms in older people. The eight-session narrative therapy group will be delivered by a trained and experienced social worker or counsellor, and intervention outcomes will be assessed before and after the intervention using a standardised assessment tool for depressive symptoms. The qualitative study aims to examine the benefits, advantages, and limitations of the narrative therapy group from the users' perspective.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07371988

Run by

City University of Hong Kong

People needed

110

Starts

2025-11-10

Expected to finish

2026-08-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-24

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• aged 60 years or above;
• exhibiting depressive symptoms as assessed using a standardised assessment tool, namely the Chinese Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI; Byrne et al., 2004), with a BDI score between 10 and 30;
• being a service user of an elderly centre; and
• providing informed consent to participate in this research.

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals with severe depression (i.e. a BDI score ≥ 31), dementia, psychosis, or self-reported suicidal thoughts are excluded from this study; and
• Individuals currently receiving a therapeutic intervention are not excluded from this study.

Where it is running

• City University of Hong Kong — Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (enrolling)

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